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DIY: Badge Removal/Painting/Installation

Discussion in 'Detailing' started by mgage10, Jun 13, 2010.

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  1. Feb 17, 2011 at 12:49 PM
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    Dirty5Thirty

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    Thank you!

    I've been looking for a good how-to tutorial for this

    You are my savior.
     
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  2. Feb 20, 2011 at 6:39 PM
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    Haha no problem :cool:
     
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  3. Feb 20, 2011 at 8:04 PM
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    Pulled badges last night, this DIY made it so easy! Got them on the table in the garage now with first coat. Will post final pics. Leaving tailgate clean and putting Tacomas back on the doors.
     
    DocCisco, Feb 20, 2011
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  4. Feb 21, 2011 at 5:51 AM
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    Don't rush. Make sure you give your badges enough time to dry before putting on extra coatings. Then wait an extra 24hrs before putting on the clear coat.
    Yes you'll be driving with take on your truck for a day or two: it's worth it.
     
    SCFirefighter, Feb 21, 2011
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  5. Mar 7, 2011 at 10:32 PM
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    This is awesome! Thanks for the DIY mgage10! This will be the first mod on my new Taco, which I pick up on Thursday!! Yeeeww.
     
    bermslider, Mar 7, 2011
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  6. Mar 7, 2011 at 10:38 PM
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    doing this during my spring break, thanks.
     
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  7. Mar 21, 2011 at 10:01 PM
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    Excellent instructions! One more thing on the list.
     
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  8. Mar 21, 2011 at 10:02 PM
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    nice work
     
    pinktaco808, Mar 21, 2011
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  9. Mar 24, 2011 at 10:03 AM
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    Alright, so halfway through painting my badges I've run into a snag. 3 coats of paint went on without a hitch. Then this morning I put the first clear coat on my badges and within 30 minutes I have bubbling and rippling on all the badges. Is there any special tips for applying the clear coat? So I guess now I have to sand them down and start over. How fine a grit sand paper should I use? I'm guessing a pretty high grit so it doesn't scratch them up too bad.
     
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  10. Mar 24, 2011 at 10:17 AM
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    I wouldn't worry about using high grit, you can just use filler primer to fill in the deeper scratches. Maybe you're using the wrong kind of paint? I heard that you shouldn't use clear coal enamel with lacquer and viseversa
     
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  11. Mar 24, 2011 at 10:18 AM
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    I was thinking about starting a new thread for this question but I figured either the OP or someone else on here could answer a question pertaining to this topic.

    I am planning on just removing all of the tailgate and door badges and was wondering if any of the badges on the tailgate or doors have posts that would leave post holes when I remove them. I do not want to have to deal with either getting post holes filled or gluing the badges back on. Any light that can be brought to this question would be greatly appreciated.
     
    zxtaco636, Mar 24, 2011
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  12. Mar 24, 2011 at 10:21 AM
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    Nope, I've taken all my badges off to paint them, no posts on any of them.
     
    Drunknsloth, Mar 24, 2011
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  13. Mar 24, 2011 at 10:22 AM
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    I used the exact paint and clear coat recommended by the OP so I'm not sure what happened. Guess I'll hit up Home Depot and pickup some sand paper and begin round 2 later today. In regards to zxtaco636's question, no there are no posts. They're all held on strictly by double sided tape. Take them off, clean the surface, and you're all good.
     
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  14. Mar 24, 2011 at 10:23 AM
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    I appreciate it man, it didn't look like there were in any of the pictures that were posted but I wanted to double check.
     
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  15. Mar 24, 2011 at 10:24 AM
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    Hmm... Did you shake the clear coat can well enough?
     
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  16. Mar 24, 2011 at 1:23 PM
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    I had some problems with the paint running on the 1st round and should have waited a full day before applying the clear coat. On the 2nd round I did three paint coats within an hour, waited a full day then put several clear coats on and it looked good.
     
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  17. Mar 24, 2011 at 3:31 PM
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    so has anyone tried the duplicolor black crome yet? thinking of giving it a shot.
     
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  18. Mar 24, 2011 at 3:33 PM
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    Cool, thanks for sharing.
     
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  19. Mar 24, 2011 at 5:04 PM
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    LOL well according to 'the paint guy' at Home Depot, the clear coat bubbled and rippled because its not meant to go on plastic. Basically, he said its not possible to clear coat them and that I should just not try to 'MacGyver' it since its not made for this purpose. For it being impossible, it sure seems like a lot of people have managed with little to no issues. Sanding them back down now, will post later with results.
     
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  20. Mar 25, 2011 at 3:51 AM
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    sounds like the paint guy at you home depot is a retard
     
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