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Black VW front badge
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 8:17 pm
by mark-o-polo
I'm in the process of spraying my front badge black (original I know!) and have seperated the 2 parts of the badge.
Just wondering when people are doing this, are they tending to spray both parts or just the "chrome" front bit?
Thanks
Re: Black VW front badge
Posted: Tue Aug 11, 2009 9:22 pm
by Trottagti
I would just spray the VW part as ul need different primer for the platic part dude! unless u want the other bit a different colour!
Re: Black VW front badge
Posted: Wed Aug 12, 2009 10:46 pm
by dave-g
not strictly true thre, i've sprayed about 8 of them and had no probs with fading, just make sure that if you do bith rub em down and clean all the greasy crap off of it!! apply planty of primer and spray ona couple of coats of black!! wa-laa!lol
you can always do the inide part a diff colour or vinyl it??
Re: Black VW front badge
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:01 pm
by Trottagti
Well it is true, u do need different primer for the inside plastic part and u need to use plastic cleaner to open up the pores of the plastic as to get best adhesion of the front badge, What i ment by different colour wasnt about fading, i was reffering to having it blue or yellow!
Not having reactions or anything!
Im a qualified trained painter/sprayer/Rolls royce and Bentley restorer by trade so if you need any advice on spraying parts come to me, im ur man!
Idearly u need an apoxy primer for the chrome front badge for the proper way to do it, Or remove the chrome film and use plastic primer and cleaner!
Re: Black VW front badge
Posted: Thu Aug 13, 2009 6:07 pm
by Trottagti
One coat of primer will be anough aslong as you cover what u want to cover, if u use the wrong primer and use plenty of primer stated u will get crazing and then ul have to remove the primer and well buy the correct stuff!
Re: Black VW front badge
Posted: Fri Aug 28, 2009 1:18 pm
by jacko_b_23
how are you guys getting the badges off and re-applying them? is it just a case of heat gunning the mastic to get it off an use a glue gun or something to stick it back on?
im a bit of a polo noob..this was gonna be one of my first mods so any advice would be appreciated
cheers, jack
Re: Black VW front badge
Posted: Tue Sep 08, 2009 9:41 pm
by Tim_GTi
jacko_b_23 wrote:how are you guys getting the badges off and re-applying them? is it just a case of heat gunning the mastic to get it off an use a glue gun or something to stick it back on?
im a bit of a polo noob..this was gonna be one of my first mods so any advice would be appreciated
cheers, jack
Sorry for a belated response, but for the rea one use foma tape (B&Q), and for the front it's just clips.