Black Emblems and badges
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Black Emblems and badges
Wsup everyone...Ive been wanting to paint my V8 Kompressor, E55, AMG, and benz sign for a while now...At 1st i was going to paint the ones on the car, then wanted to buy new ones and paint them...But I remember some1 had bought E55 emblems already painted of a website... I was wondering does any1 know where to find ALREADY PAINTED, or MATTE BLACK emblems...
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Wsup everyone...Ive been wanting to paint my V8 Kompressor, E55, AMG, and benz sign for a while now...At 1st i was going to paint the ones on the car, then wanted to buy new ones and paint them...But I remember some1 had bought E55 emblems already painted of a website... I was wondering does any1 know where to find ALREADY PAINTED, or MATTE BLACK emblems...
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Good lol....can anybody help us with this one?....I remember there was an asian webside that sold the all black emblems, but it was all in asian...anybody have ANYTHING
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Ive found 2 emblems on ebay...one is oem, and one isnt....But does anybody know the diffrence I mean are they diffrent size? or would it be ok to just use the ones that arnt oem to paint...
OEM...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...QQcmdZViewItem
COPY...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/x2-V8...QQcmdZViewItem
OEM...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Merce...QQcmdZViewItem
COPY...http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/x2-V8...QQcmdZViewItem
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I bought a black emblem off Ebay(guy is listed as Canada but came from Hong Kong). The quality was terrible. The black paint was kinda glossy and had hairline scratches in it. The sides of the emblem still had burr marks from where it was connected to the mold. I sanded the burrs but what was left was the bare white plastic. It was not worth it. I painted my own chrome emblems instead...looks better.
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yeah, i wouldnt buy the 1 from ebay, ive seen them...But Theres a site to get the set anyways...Whats the diffrence between the two auctions I posted (quality,size,material) wize
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There are a few website offerings, but it turned out that they were simply the OEM badges with a coat of spray paint. Since then, everyone has just been painting their own. If you DYI it, make sure you use tape to mark where the oem ones are BEFORE you remove them.
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The size should be the same. If there is a big enough difference in price, I would just go with aftermarket because you're going to paint them anyway.
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Wsup everyone...Ive been wanting to paint my V8 Kompressor, E55, AMG, and benz sign for a while now...At 1st i was going to paint the ones on the car, then wanted to buy new ones and paint them...But I remember some1 had bought E55 emblems already painted of a website... I was wondering does any1 know where to find ALREADY PAINTED, or MATTE BLACK emblems...
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i was wondering why everyone at the car meet told me to paint all my emblems black, now to thnk about it.. it does look good.. but whats the different in paint between matte black and normal black?
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Matte black is more of a flat black while normal black tends to be a little shiny.
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Matte Black:
Normal Black
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yea i know the difference between the color.. so do i just use like normal black spray paint from autozone? the ones without the shine?
but then, i love matte black alot more than normal black, but our cars the paint should still be shiny, wont shiny black go better than matte black with the paint you think?
but then, i love matte black alot more than normal black, but our cars the paint should still be shiny, wont shiny black go better than matte black with the paint you think?
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The best way to go is with new emblems and have them painted in the Matte Black. I used a local body shop to paint them because I wanted to make sure the paint lasts. Looks way better than chrome in my opion.
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yea i know the difference between the color.. so do i just use like normal black spray paint from autozone? the ones without the shine?
but then, i love matte black alot more than normal black, but our cars the paint should still be shiny, wont shiny black go better than matte black with the paint you think?
but then, i love matte black alot more than normal black, but our cars the paint should still be shiny, wont shiny black go better than matte black with the paint you think?
No way dont use spray paint, take them to a body shop and pay 50-100 and have them painted proper...
IM PROB GOING TO BUY NEW EMBLEMS...BUT I WASNT SURE IF I SHOULD GO WITH THE OEM ONES, OR THE ONES THAT ARE 30$ CHEAPER LOL
