black emblem?

I did my emblems (couple didn't turn out.. still working on it) but it dawned on me today that going the cheap way won't hold up to a pressure washer after a good mud run!

Thoughts?

 

Matte black!

 

FLAT BLACK.... Here are mine painted. I even did the grille. I used flat black primer, flat black paint, and flat clear coat.


Look at gallery for more pics

 

i vote flat

 

Flat black on mag grey... see sig.

 

How do you guys paint those it look like it would be hard

 

blowdrier and heavy fishing line to remove them from the truck. then just clean prep and paint. just make sure and get the sides real good when u spray them and dont rush lol i kinda missed a spot on mine but luckily it isnt noticeable

 

i had mine kind of a mix of satin/ flat at first. the paint started to chip off with time. so i decide to re-attack and i went with the spray bed liner look. i fv*kin love it!! it made a pretty big but subtle difference in how rugged it looks. if rugged is what you're goin for, its something to consider. i would take a pic and show but i'm not in the states right now, so that poses a problem.

 

My Sig is Plasti Dip flat black. When I get a TRD I want the exact flat just permanent.

 

satin black

 

what did you use to reapply them back to the truck?

 

3M double sided adhesive. you have to cut it into thin strips so its stays hidden behind the emblem. don't do what i did the first time. i used a vehicle epoxy. i know i know, it was a stupid decision. it got all over the place, took the spray off the emblem, then turned yellow after time.

 

Do them in Carbon Fiber. If you wait a week or so I'll have some pics up of emblems that I'm hydroprinting. Just waiting on the carbon film to come in.

 

Here's a C/F X-Runner badge on my truck

 

^^ so is there a write up on this? i saw in one thread that some guy was doing his interior (shift panel, radio, dash pieces) carbon fiber, but i don't think there was ever a how-to. if u have the time, i'd be really interested in learning how u did this.

 

I bought it from a company on XR-U, they only made 6

 

Paint the front emblem matte black to match the grill. For the rest of the emblems, just take them off and leave them off. I debadged mine and it looks awesome.

 

Nice little cheap mod. I have a hard time deciding between flat black and not outing them back on.

 

I did flat black...