How to Paint Black Out Badges w/ DSG Inlays (Pics)
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08-25-2009, 08:43 PM
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My silver polished running boards are not holding up quite as well because they get hit by rocks and they have a lot of heavy foot traffic. I am planning to use the black bed liner paint the next time I do the running boards because I heard it holds up much better than Krylon Fusion for heavy traffic areas.
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Hey KR, I'm sure I've told you this before, but your truck looks freaking awesome ! 
I used to not care for the Rock Stars, but they have really grown on me, and they look great with those tires.
Like your T-bar grille too.
They don't enforce having a front plate in Texas ? Sure wish they didn't here in my town
Oh but hey, have you thought about putting a frame, and a lightly smoked acrylic cover over your rear plate ? I have covers on my front and rear and I think it looks WAAAY better, than without.
Your tutorial for the badges was good too. The only thing I did / would do differently is, I'd replace that primer with Bulldog spray. IMPO Krylon primer is only a "very little bit" stickier than regular Krylon spray. But Bulldog is the stickiest $#!+ on the planet ! Heck, it will make paint stick to chrome, glass, plastic, anything !
Peace,
Fish
I used to not care for the Rock Stars, but they have really grown on me, and they look great with those tires.Like your T-bar grille too.
They don't enforce having a front plate in Texas ? Sure wish they didn't here in my town
Oh but hey, have you thought about putting a frame, and a lightly smoked acrylic cover over your rear plate ? I have covers on my front and rear and I think it looks WAAAY better, than without.Your tutorial for the badges was good too. The only thing I did / would do differently is, I'd replace that primer with Bulldog spray. IMPO Krylon primer is only a "very little bit" stickier than regular Krylon spray. But Bulldog is the stickiest $#!+ on the planet ! Heck, it will make paint stick to chrome, glass, plastic, anything !
Peace,
Fish
They do not enforce the front plate law in Texas unless you are doing something else they do not like...
I do not like plate covers or frames, so I have just left mine as simple as possible.I will try the Bulldog adhesion promoter the next time I take on a painting project. Repainting my running boards will probably be the next time I get a chance.
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Exactly. It took me 5-10 minutes to cover everything with tape and paper. I imagine (with clean up included) it would take about 5-10 minutes to remove and install as well.
I thought about buying new emblems and replacing the OEM's once I painted and applied the decals. Yeah, it would've been somewhat easier, but a lot more expensive. Like I mentioned earlier, just MAKE SURE the emblems are dry before trying to apply the decals. I'm impatient as hell so that was the hard part for me.
Taking your time, it can be done easily in an afternoon.
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If so I would say black with white letters IMO
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01-13-2010, 01:23 PM
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Painted mine black and got some dsg inlays. Be careful when taking the masking tape off the badges because I just ripped mine off and it took some paint along the edges. I have to touch them up a little this weekend.
I also used the Bulldog adhesion promoter, got it for $17 shipped off ebay.
I also used the Bulldog adhesion promoter, got it for $17 shipped off ebay.
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