wow, very creative. I might give it a try.

 

^ if u need tips hit me up man ill all for helping out the community

 

I did this with flat/matte black spray paint three years ago on my car. I didn't like the complete black look so I ended up redoing it to the only the portions that used to be red.

 

thing about plasti dip is that you dont have to remove the emblems... its just spray and peel it quick and easy to do for those who dont want the hassle of removing emblems.

 

Looks good. I just came across that DIY on the Lexus forums too lol.

 

well i was wondering why my buddy linked me to it b/c i thought some guy spray painted his lexus till i read more and im like OH crap i have plastidip laying around lets try this...

I have no front emblem, or else i would try it there too... anyone wanna do it and ill add their pics to top post?

 

im probably going to do this, i've wanted black emblems without the patience. if you dont like it you could just peel it off the emblem right?

 

yup, it comes right off, thats why part of my mitsu emblem came off when i was peeling it fast... TAKE YOUR TIME when peeling!!!!

 

Where did you get the club3g lettering??

 

someone had it on the sale section for like 7 bucks about 2 years ago... it was one of my first mods... i dunno where the heck he got them :/ ... b/c i deff liked it and thought it fit well with my car plus supporting the boys!!!!

 

It would have taken less time to just peel the emblem off than to mask around it.

 

it takes like 2 secs to mask... unless your like terrible with paper and tape :/

plus some ppl just dont wanna do that

 

I like it, veryy nicee

 

That shit is hot

 

i like it alot, i used flat black header paint a couple months ago and it's flaking, i'll have to try this. i like the club3g emblems as well

 

I personally really like the original idea. It just needs to small changes in the procedure like others have said to perfect it! I say you should take the opinions and write-out a how-to for some people to add more for the community.
If my car wasn't debadged I'd think about doing it

 

For the lazy:

Problem: After searching long and hard, couldn't find any matte blackemblems to purchase for the IS350... The black pearl emblems are out of the budget so I decided to just do it myself. Like most folks I hate the idea of having to use fishing line or something else to uninstall emblems then reinstall with new 3M tape.

Credit here.

SO here goes.. shooting black emblems with PlastiDip!

Materials
1. Can of PlastiDip purchased from Home Depot
2. Small plastic pick/spackle thing.
3. Masking Tape
4. Newspaper
5. Patience
6. Rubbing Alcohol, Soap, water
7. Cotton Swabs
8. Clean Towels

Steps

1. Clean around your emblems. Use soap and water if your car's real dirty. Then make sure you get down into the cracks. Dry it off and get back in there with some cotton swabs & alcohol. Again make sure the surface is dry before you even think about painting.

2. Mask off the area with some masking tape and newspaper in case of overspray.

3. Now you're ready to spray.. WHAT? NO SANDING? Right.. no sanding. Plasti Dip is a multi-purpose air dry, synthetic rubber coating that can be easily applied by spraying. Its been used on grills by BMW, Audi and many lexus owners too. Do a search and you'll see.

4. Make sure you shake that can up and do a test pass on some newspaper so you see how much comes out of the nozzle. From there shoot a thin coat on your emblems.

5. Wait a few minutes and make a darker pass.

6. Then give it 15 minutes or so then apply a second coat. I went and did a 3rd coat. I didn't want it to appear too thick.

7. I let it dry for about an hour before i decided to pull off my masking tape. Some folks say 30 minutes. The can said an hour.

8. Now peel off the masking tape.. You'll notice the rubber want to pull off with the tape, thats no problem, just don't go rubbing it too fast. Thats no fun. when the rubber breaks and u have to get into the little cracks of the emblems to pull it off.

9. Now with your fingers, just begin peeling it back. The PlastiDip will peel off your paint no problem and it begins breaking around where the emblem adhere to the car.

10. To get into the middle areas, just use a plastic pick or your finger nail (if you have access to small fingers?) and pick at it.. It'll just peel off like dry elmer's glue again.

11. Enjoy your new emblems.

FAQ
How long does it last especially without any prep work like normal paint?
Again, its a synthetic rubber spray.. It requires no prep besides a clean surface to adhere to. The plastidip does last long, and if there is a blemish, peel that stuff off your emblems, mask and repeat.

Have you used it before? How do you know?
I've sprayed my BMW front grills and emblems and they've held up for a couple years without any chips. Car washes are fine too Also do a search, you'll find a lot of people using plastidip.

Remember, to each their own. This look isn't for everyone. I have matte black wheels so I decided to go this route on the car. Enjoy!



Enjoy!

I like it; it's non-permanent, and seems to be an easy way to try out something new. +1 for the find!

 

I like gloss black better, so I just used some gloss black vinyl and a razor blade...So it has the gloss black 3 diamonds, but still has the chrome outline.

 

that is something us 00-02 guys can do. and i did the same, but i didn't use vinyl. i just peeled them out, painted them, and stuck them back on. they come out easily)