ive asked around cause i really want polished badges for the sides and tailgate of my truck. people have told me that they use aceton to remove the paint and WALAH! its polished underneath. anyone try this technique and is there a right up for it anywhere on how to do it?

 

There is a How-To on Fordf150.net I believe, but for some reason I cant get to it...

Its pretty simple. Just tape off the painted area around your badge, get some rags, cotton *****, Q tips, etc, put some acetone or fingernail polish on them, and start rubbing the black off... It take some work to get the black off. If you get the acetone on your paint, wipe it off with a wet rag right away or it could mess up your paint.

I acetoned my tailgate emblem, but it was to much chrome for me and I ended up yanking the badge off and painting the whole thing black.

 

http://www.fordf150.net/howto/acetoneemblems.php

It may look a little better if you just go over the letters and leave the black, give it some more contrast and make it stand out just a little more. Plus, you cant read what the badge says so it would be a pointless badge IMO.

 

Anyone have pics of a kr badge or harley badge done with the acetone?

 

I did it on my old truck('03 Supercrew) and it was really easy and looked good.

 

just hit it with a pressure washer a few times and the crap paint flies off

 

Same here. The 2 front ones, paint fell off. So I hit the back one and the paint won`t come off. Go figure.

 

looks nice