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Old 08-03-2021, 01:43 AM
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Blacking out the emblems

Guys -

id like to matte-black out the emblems on my car but I can’t find a whole lot of choices other than a couple on eBay.

Anyone had success with good quality blacked out emblems? Thank you in advance.
Old 08-10-2021, 04:14 AM
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Bought mine from Ebay with no issues. Seemed to be OEM parts (packaging, etc). Not matte.
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same here with ebay.. just make sure the pics include the MB packaging with numbers... I think mine came from Canada for my GTR. glossy just like other details
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Would you consider plastidip? I did that on mine and it's still the OEM emblems but it looks great and the best part is, if I get tired of it I can just pull it off without too much hassle
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Originally Posted by C43Flyby
Would you consider plastidip? I did that on mine and it's still the OEM emblems but it looks great and the best part is, if I get tired of it I can just pull it off without too much hassle
Agree....fast, easy, reversible, about $10 in materials including 1/2 can, masking sheets, etc. I did the star off the car, the emblems on the car. about 4 hours to do, 30 minutes to reverse if I get tired of it:

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I don't understand blacking everything out so it's unreadable. It must be personal taste. I know it's not shame in owning a MB, or an AMG or a GT.

When everything is blacked out (I believe in Asia it's called "murdered"), it becomes more difficult -- for me at least -- to see the features of the car.

But if you want a totally blacked out car that is pretty much just a black hole in the air, you need to have it painted vantablack, like this BMW:
https://www.businessinsider.com/bmw-...int-job-2019-8
https://www.caranddriver.com/news/a2...x6-vantablack/
https://www.bmw.com/en/design/the-bm...black-car.html

So black, the paint absorbs all light falling on it. So black, you can't make out any features, just the outline. It looks two dimensional from all angles.
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It must be personal taste.
Yes, personal taste...
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Originally Posted by MalibuScott
I don't understand blacking everything out so it's unreadable. It must be personal taste. I know it's not shame in owning a MB, or an AMG or a GT.

When everything is blacked out (I believe in Asia it's called "murdered"), it becomes more difficult -- for me at least -- to see the features of the car.
How does blacking out emblems equate to not seeing the features of the car? And yes, people have different tastes.

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