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Painted rear emblems on my 89 GTU white.. ehh.. umm.. i dunno

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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:04 PM
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Painted rear emblems on my 89 GTU white.. ehh.. umm.. i dunno

Saw this new krylon plastic spray paint ****... thought I would give it a try

Decided to paint my rear logos white.

Im not really decided yet. I think it just stands out tooo much. What do you think?







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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:05 PM
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too much. good on white car
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:12 PM
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:38 PM
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i think it looks good. i did the same to mine about 6 months ago. i love it. it matches my white rims.





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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:42 PM
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looks like your badges are holy. i dont know, the idea is good. white and blue are sexy. not tacky. but the pics make the emblems look heaven-sent. do they really *glow* in person?? i think it may be too much if so. nice try at least. use your best judgement.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 05:44 PM
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Originally posted by gergrx7
i think it looks good. i did the same to mine about 6 months ago. i love it. it matches my white rims.


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ahhh, much better. I think it looks good.

poor_red_neck: what kind of camera are you using? Your pictures look kind of... well... crappy.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:06 PM
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ahhh, much better. I think it looks good.

poor_red_neck: what kind of camera are you using? Your pictures look kind of... well... crappy.
Trust me, its the camera... SHITTY 85 dollar digital camera

I'll bust out the video camera one day hopefully... (Digital Sony)
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:10 PM
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Looks alot better with white emblems on the black car

Maby a darker blue for the blue car?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 06:34 PM
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Looks alot better with white emblems on the black car

Maby a darker blue for the blue car?
The car will actually be painted black this summer
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 08:04 PM
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I think it looks good on your car.

And I think it looks FANTASTIC on the black car.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 08:55 PM
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It stands out from a mile away but It looks good...

For me, personally, I electroplated It Chrome for mine. I also went as far as to getting a Porsche like Turbo Badge from Japan and electroplating It Chrome as well. Probably soon I will ditch the right Badge and I'll replace It with the Turbo Badge so that way It'll read MazdaRX-7_Turbo Instead of MazdaRX-7_Mazda. Should turn out fantastic.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 08:59 PM
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Looks pretty good..
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:00 PM
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I think something in a silver/gunmetal flake would look a lot better on a blue car.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:03 PM
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what about a while car, do you think the black is ok? i need to modify mine cause the entire thing is painted black and it's hard to read
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:19 PM
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Originally posted by fstrnyou
what about a while car, do you think the black is ok? i need to modify mine cause the entire thing is painted black and it's hard to read
For a black car? Definately. Goto wal-mart, and buy the "Krylon for plastics" paint. I put about 6 coats total.. took a while for it to stick to the sides and get a nice even coat, but now its very nice and glossy... OBVIOUSLY a bit TOO glossy

Give it about 30 mins between coats.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:21 PM
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i think it looks nice... i did the same on my black gtu... with yellow...looked damn nice
but i brushed mine on with a very fine brush... cant see any brush marks still looks damn good tho
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 09:31 PM
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I don't like it on either car...a charcoal grey would look nice.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:01 PM
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no, i meant, what would look good on a white car?
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:33 PM
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I think white or a gloss black would look good on a white car.
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 10:36 PM
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Imo they both look awesome
I would also consider getting your rims powdercoated white, it would look so good with that colour blue. Why are you getting it painted black, that blue looks fantastic! This has been the first time I've ever thought white wheels would look good. :P
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Old Mar 14, 2004 | 11:18 PM
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Sorry I think it looks lame.
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