Help me paint my ford badges

[1goodarrow]

I would like to blackout my ford emblems and other badges on my tuxedo black 14 expy limited. I am thinking paint to match,

My concern about plastidip is that I can't (from my research so far) get paint to match.

Please give me opinions.

 

[mrford60]

these are my emblems they are custom made aluminum and powder coated from a place called billet badges
http://www.expeditionforum.com/members/42709-albums810-picture4981.jpg

 

[andrew_s]

I did the plain black plastidip on mine and it has worked out great so far. Sure rock chips will suck, but the fact that I can peel it off and repaint extremely easily is a plus. Also most chips can be touched up with a few sprays. Honestly Id go grab a can and watch a video and 1-1.5 hours(maybe 15 of actual work) and $5 you can see for yourself what it would be like. Oh and if you dot like it it peels off like you never painted it quick and easy (if you did it right).

Heres what mine looks like dipped Sorry its messy havent washed the truck in a while:

 

[1goodarrow]

Thanks for the reply

 

[1goodarrow]

Thanks for the info. I am going to do paint to match on the rear chrome , door handles, and my badges. Can someone tell me the best way to prep these surfaces?

 

[1goodarrow]

Thanks for the info. I am going to do paint to match on the rear chrome , door handles, and my badges. Can someone tell me the best way to prep these surfaces?

 

[rosario1991]

I have had the same issue and got the solution. Thanks everybody here.

 

[1goodarrow]

For my badges and expedition limited logo, I removed them, scuffed them with 3m red pad, washed with Dawn ,Applied 2 coats of duplicolor self etching primer , did not sand, hit it with what ended up being 6-7 coats of sem color match base (I had runs that I had to sand and start over a few times). Finished with duplicolor clear. I did all of this in my upstairs bathroom shower due to the cold weather in MI. I may redo the front badge and the expedition limited badge once it gets warmer and I can work in my garage.

 

[carlos08]

You can also use adhesion promoter before painting them.

 

[Otters07]

I did vinyl overlays on my emblems