Painting Badges

[nightflight]

Just wondering, those who've painted badges so far, when sanding down, did you sand back to bare plastic or just rough up the surface.

Only ask as i'm doing my front one and just spent an hour and a bit sanding it back to bare plastic and thought i'm not sure if i cba doing it all again for the rear one.

 

[skeat12]

Just roughed it up

 

[nightflight]

good good cos I've got no p40 paper left

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[char_baby]

Do it inbetween coats too with a finer sandpaper. Gives a better result.

 

[jc_boc]

Yeah, Charlotte knows. She has had LOTS of practice hehehehehehhee

 

[char_baby]

Probably too much haha or because i'm a bit of a perfectionist and didn't like seeing marks on them.

Either way i re-did it enough lmao.

 

[nightflight]

Noticed there were some obvious scratch marks even after the second primer coat so sanded back again and then used some 800 between coats and it's looking much better, thanks char

 

[nightflight]

Ok, second daft question, I've got a can of high temp clear paint, will it do the same job as lacquer or do I need another trip to halfords?

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[Josh Lane]

Ok, second daft question, I've got a can of high temp clear paint, will it do the same job as lacquer or do I need another trip to halfords?

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DONT use Halfords lacquer its crap, buy a decent one from a paint specialist, its worth it. had problems with halfords paint when i did my diffuser, 3 months on and the lacquer is comming off

 

[char_baby]

Noticed there were some obvious scratch marks even after the second primer coat so sanded back again and then used some 800 between coats and it's looking much better, thanks char

No problem, glad it worked

DONT use Halfords lacquer its crap, buy a decent one from a paint specialist, its worth it. had problems with halfords paint when i did my diffuser, 3 months on and the lacquer is comming off

I used halfords. I'll see what happens in 3 monts i guess.

 

[nightflight]

Typical, the bits of my car i want to come apart easily, don't.
Snapped the insert on the rear badge trying to get it off the shiny bit hopefully a spot of superglue and a dab of paint and it'll not be noticeable, but still

 

[char_baby]

sorry to hear that!

 

[splinter26]

Aye the rear one is a nightmare with the insert! Should be alright with a spot of glue hopefully!

 

[nightflight]

Put the car back together last night, trashed my thumb on those mushroom clips things on the front grill but it's good to know it won't fall off anytime soon.

Dropped my spoiler off to be painted last night too, so that should be done by monday when i get back from Holland

Was going to do the IBIZA letters in white a la char, but now i've put the white boot handle back on i think it might be overkill on the white considering the spoiler will have white tips too and might look better being debadged?

 

[char_baby]

That looks really good! NIce job.

I think you shoudl do the letters in white too. Don't think its too much as it would match it perfectly.

I'd really like to do my boot handle in white or black but think i would really end up breaking it trying to remove it or get it back in.

 

[Darkman16GR]

mate put black carbon sticker of 3m i have see to much car and is very good!

 

[nightflight]

I think you shoudl do the letters in white too. Don't think its too much as it would match it perfectly.

You're right, it looked aweful with chrome letters and white "S" so following your handy tip of masking taping the letters I ended up with this

 

[jc_boc]

Nice one mate! Looks good indeed.

 

[char_baby]

Those look amazing! So much better, nice work!