| SexySatinWhiteSTI | 08-08-2011 08:47 PM |
[quote=jstepp5220;34809947]Lol I did mine in pink and white. I put up a pick here. I also have some cherry blossom red paint if your interested. I'm done using it[/quote]
How much is left? That's what im looking to do since all my current badges are cherry blossom
How much is left? That's what im looking to do since all my current badges are cherry blossom
| jstepp5220 | 08-08-2011 09:30 PM |
[quote="SexySatinWhiteSTI"]
How much is left? That's what im looking to do since all my current badges are cherry blossom[/quote]
It has more than half a can I believe. I'll have to go check. The spray paint is cheap. Sipping is the costly part.
How much is left? That's what im looking to do since all my current badges are cherry blossom[/quote]
It has more than half a can I believe. I'll have to go check. The spray paint is cheap. Sipping is the costly part.
| NutWagon | 08-09-2011 06:13 PM |
[quote=jstepp5220;34809947]Lol I did mine in pink and white. I put up a pick here. I also have some cherry blossom red paint if your interested. I'm done using it[/quote]
Ok koo. yea id like to see it. I have some STI pink paint left that i did my rims in.
Ok koo. yea id like to see it. I have some STI pink paint left that i did my rims in.
| jstepp5220 | 08-09-2011 06:48 PM |
[quote="NutWagon"]
Ok koo. yea id like to see it. I have some STI pink paint left that i did my rims in.[/quote]
[IMG]http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/jstepp5220/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_7549.jpg[/IMG]
Ok koo. yea id like to see it. I have some STI pink paint left that i did my rims in.[/quote]
[IMG]http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k522/jstepp5220/Mobile%20Uploads/IMG_7549.jpg[/IMG]
| NutWagon | 08-09-2011 07:07 PM |
You Bytch! That looks great. Im gonna have to do that in Blue and Pink.
| jstepp5220 | 08-09-2011 07:46 PM |
[quote=NutWagon;34819948]You Bytch! That looks great. Im gonna have to do that in Blue and Pink.[/quote]
I did the front too!
I did the front too!
| gregroot198521 | 08-09-2011 09:54 PM |
[quote=jstepp5220;34820267]I did the front too![/quote]
That's what he said.....
That's what he said.....
| Tehmap | 08-10-2011 03:04 PM |
So many of these emblems look great. Does anyone happen to have a spare trunk emblem for the impreza? I need to redo mine and it costs 50 bucks at the dealership to get a new one.
| jstepp5220 | 08-10-2011 03:14 PM |
[quote="Tehmap"]So many of these emblems look great. Does anyone happen to have a spare trunk emblem for the impreza? I need to redo mine and it costs 50 bucks at the dealership to get a new one.[/quote]
For an 06/07?
For an 06/07?
| Tehmap | 08-10-2011 03:19 PM |
07.
The trunk emblem should be about 4 inches by 2 inches (not exact but within .25 inches)
Im pretty sure the 06 emblem fits it though. Not completely sure
The trunk emblem should be about 4 inches by 2 inches (not exact but within .25 inches)
Im pretty sure the 06 emblem fits it though. Not completely sure
| jstepp5220 | 08-10-2011 03:21 PM |
[quote="Tehmap"]07.
The trunk emblem should be about 4 inches by 2 inches (not exact but within .25 inches)
Im pretty sure the 06 emblem fits it though. Not completely sure[/quote]
I think I have my old one. Let me check for you
The trunk emblem should be about 4 inches by 2 inches (not exact but within .25 inches)
Im pretty sure the 06 emblem fits it though. Not completely sure[/quote]
I think I have my old one. Let me check for you
| gregroot198521 | 08-10-2011 06:05 PM |
[quote=Tehmap;34827087]So many of these emblems look great. Does anyone happen to have a spare trunk emblem for the impreza? I need to redo mine and it costs 50 bucks at the dealership to get a new one.[/quote]
Try Ebay. Though I might have a couple that I picked up thinking they would be the same size as the '11s.
Try Ebay. Though I might have a couple that I picked up thinking they would be the same size as the '11s.
| Tehmap | 08-10-2011 06:14 PM |
Already tried ebay, and the 11's are bigger than the 07's (if I remember correctly from all my research) by a full inch at least.
| gregroot198521 | 08-10-2011 06:34 PM |
[quote=Tehmap;34828881]Already tried ebay, and the 11's are bigger than the 07's (if I remember correctly from all my research) by a full inch at least.[/quote]
I'm quite aware of this, otherwise I wouldn't be thinking of letting someone else use them.
I'm quite aware of this, otherwise I wouldn't be thinking of letting someone else use them.
| NutWagon | 08-11-2011 10:04 AM |
[quote=jstepp5220;34820267]I did the front too![/quote]
Damn you. I have the (I) Badge in the rear in pink, I wanna do the Pink and Blue/Black in the front.
Damn you. I have the (I) Badge in the rear in pink, I wanna do the Pink and Blue/Black in the front.
| alvy | 09-10-2011 08:34 PM |
awesome :)..., thats soo much better than trying to buy another one on line
| T-Swift | 09-14-2011 11:29 PM |
Dope!
| subieguy87 | 09-15-2011 06:58 AM |
@ alvy- unless u break it...then u hafta buy a new one
| Aredilla | 09-29-2011 11:40 PM |
Do you know if I can do this to a 2010 model?
| sti350 | 09-29-2011 11:55 PM |
badge painting
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this is fantastic thanks alot!!!
| djinn | 09-30-2011 04:30 AM |
[quote=Aredilla;35244959]Do you know if I can do this to a 2010 model?[/quote]
Yes you can do this to any year. Just takes time and patience.
Yes you can do this to any year. Just takes time and patience.
| davhul | 10-02-2011 09:35 PM |
[IMG][IMG]http://i482.photobucket.com/albums/rr181/davhul/photo-2.png[/IMG][/IMG]
| SubieMonte | 10-02-2011 09:44 PM |
I tried this on two badges using Goof off and bleach. Both cracked. What's up with that? I ended up buying a black i badge off eBay for 10$ and calling it day. Sadbanana
| ToyotaMike | 10-02-2011 09:54 PM |
I just did my emblems, I actually wet sanded the blue off and then polished the plastic. I then left them to soak in some purple power (I used it all the time to strip radio control car/truck hard bodies) which started to loosen up the remainder of the paint and chrome. I used a pick tool to chip away at it in the corners
Used Testors red model paint for the stars and basic black spray paint for the rest
pics
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods052.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods049.jpg[/IMG]
black bled through a little bit on the front one but it created a kind of cool shadowed effect
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods055.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods056.jpg[/IMG]
Used Testors red model paint for the stars and basic black spray paint for the rest
pics
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods052.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods049.jpg[/IMG]
black bled through a little bit on the front one but it created a kind of cool shadowed effect
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods055.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v73/ihaveabruiser/07%20subie/subimods056.jpg[/IMG]
| fl4tpower | 10-05-2011 04:35 PM |
^^^ looks great. I'm gonna use the testors model paint and do the rear emblem soon!
| NutWagon | 10-08-2011 03:52 PM |
[quote=mostasz;25540430]There's mine on car..
What U guys think?[/quote]
I like it on the PSM, Im thinking about doing it on my wifes car hers it trimmed in pink. So idk, will see. lol
What U guys think?[/quote]
I like it on the PSM, Im thinking about doing it on my wifes car hers it trimmed in pink. So idk, will see. lol
| NutWagon | 10-08-2011 04:00 PM |
[quote=ridexstraight;26679638]i used brake cleaner worked well[/quote]
Usually the brake cleaner dulls and take the shine away......... Did it do that to you???
Usually the brake cleaner dulls and take the shine away......... Did it do that to you???
| jstepp5220 | 10-08-2011 05:00 PM |
[quote="NutWagon"]
Usually the brake cleaner dulls and take the shine away......... Did it do that to you???[/quote]
It took the shine away from mine.
Usually the brake cleaner dulls and take the shine away......... Did it do that to you???[/quote]
It took the shine away from mine.
| JamesonSube | 10-08-2011 06:11 PM |
That looks real good. How do you think it would look if you replaced the red with yellow?
| Gregor91 | 10-11-2011 05:37 PM |
well i would like to take this time to say thanks for the awesome DIY haha looks good I'm doing black stars and satin white background for my 09 wrx ill post a pic up when its done if i don't butcher it haha
| Shred the joy | 10-11-2011 05:57 PM |
legit! i wanna try this now
| Strainjah | 10-11-2011 11:38 PM |
[quote="KWIL"]Thought I'd also add what everything looks like when it's apart since there weren't pics to help me when I started:
The front badge is attached with 3m sticky tape. I wedged a flat head screw driver between the badge and the crome trim, heated everything with a hair drier, and pried it off. This is what it looks like underneath with crome trim and badge removed:
This is what the removed badge looks like, the only thing that held these peices together was a solid 3m tape backing:
I reapplied new tape and stuck my newly painted badge & trim back on.
After reading thread instructions, the sanding is the best way to go for anyone doing this--stay away from all of the solvents they do damage the badge.
I sanded with 320, then 600, then further restored with a paste-based polish.[/quote]
Wet sand?
The front badge is attached with 3m sticky tape. I wedged a flat head screw driver between the badge and the crome trim, heated everything with a hair drier, and pried it off. This is what it looks like underneath with crome trim and badge removed:
This is what the removed badge looks like, the only thing that held these peices together was a solid 3m tape backing:
I reapplied new tape and stuck my newly painted badge & trim back on.
After reading thread instructions, the sanding is the best way to go for anyone doing this--stay away from all of the solvents they do damage the badge.
I sanded with 320, then 600, then further restored with a paste-based polish.[/quote]
Wet sand?
| EvileyeZ88 | 10-12-2011 07:36 AM |
Bleach is great for removing the chrome inside the badge, you have to be really careful with solvents, they like to eat up plastic real quick.
| Strainjah | 10-12-2011 09:06 PM |
[quote="Strainjah"]
Wet sand?[/quote]
What polish did you use? I got the blue off with sandpaper, but now I need to polish the plastic. Thanks!
Wet sand?[/quote]
What polish did you use? I got the blue off with sandpaper, but now I need to polish the plastic. Thanks!
| KWIL | 10-12-2011 09:35 PM |
Wet or dry it didn't matter for me, I did use wet sand paper and ran the badge under the faucet every now and then to keep it clean as I was sanding.
For Polish, don't worry about polish if the outside of the badge looks good. The paint will fill in all the scratches on the backside.
Since I made the mistake of using solvents I had some polishing to do on the outside of mine, so for that case I used a headlight restoration kit to do the outside of the badge.
For Polish, don't worry about polish if the outside of the badge looks good. The paint will fill in all the scratches on the backside.
Since I made the mistake of using solvents I had some polishing to do on the outside of mine, so for that case I used a headlight restoration kit to do the outside of the badge.
| NutWagon | 10-13-2011 10:10 AM |
[quote=jstepp5220;35317791]It took the shine away from mine.[/quote]
Yea i figured that! I learn my lesson on my old honda! :sadbanana: Brake kleen is only good for metal lol
Yea i figured that! I learn my lesson on my old honda! :sadbanana: Brake kleen is only good for metal lol
| DrDustin | 11-17-2011 01:12 PM |
[quote=fl4tpower;34760029]I used a heat gun a low setting and moved it back and forth over the badge for a few minutes. It heats up the adhesive on the back to stretch out a bit. Be careful with the heat gun and keep it a good distance from the badge as to not melt it. I used a thin putty knife and shimmied it behind the chrome ring and slowly added force to start separating the glue. The whole piece (chrome ring and front piece) will come off. Patience is the key as to not scratch the car.[/quote]
I tried heating and fishing line on the front emblem of a 2011 WRX today but hit something hard behind and couldn't get it separated. Is there really no post or bolt or anything behind the badge?
I tried heating and fishing line on the front emblem of a 2011 WRX today but hit something hard behind and couldn't get it separated. Is there really no post or bolt or anything behind the badge?
| fl4tpower | 11-17-2011 01:36 PM |
There was nothing behind the front emblem. I promise!! It was just the chrome oval and the inner stars plastic piece. The double sided stock tape is NO JOKE! It's freaking bonded pretty good to the grill. Keep working at it and heating a little bit at a time and it should come off with some elbow grease. Careful and let us know!
| xtremesk8er21 | 11-17-2011 01:50 PM |
Haha I just pulled mine off 1.2.3
| fl4tpower | 11-17-2011 02:05 PM |
^^^ this works too!!
| bajamudd | 11-17-2011 10:39 PM |
That Looks Great! I am going to do mine in an orange/red on charcoal grey.
| TheEugeneKam | 11-17-2011 11:42 PM |
wow, just what i needed, my badge on the front and back for some reason is getting chipped chrome. Anyone else?
| xtremesk8er21 | 11-18-2011 11:29 AM |
[quote="TheEugeneKam"]wow, just what i needed, my badge on the front and back for some reason is getting chipped chrome. Anyone else?[/quote]
Yea for some reason mine was chipped but on the inside :confused: I ripped it off and put a black "i" badge on looks better now :)
Yea for some reason mine was chipped but on the inside :confused: I ripped it off and put a black "i" badge on looks better now :)
| jmd494 | 11-18-2011 08:01 PM |
wow awesome mod. This may be the first thing I do when my new WRX arrives!
Thanks for the write-up / pics
Thanks for the write-up / pics
| BoostinChick | 11-18-2011 09:48 PM |
Finally did mine -
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/sexydsm95/IMAG0325.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v489/sexydsm95/IMAG0325.jpg[/IMG]
| ClassicPurcell | 11-18-2011 09:56 PM |
That's hot!
| tippers | 11-19-2011 02:34 AM |
So, going to tackle this tomorrow, and from what I'm reading the best thing to take the paint off is sanding, then to use bleach sparingly to get the chrome off?
For the rear on a '11 hatch, does it come off with just heat and elbow, or do i need to go from inside as well? I didn't find a clear answer on this and dont remember seeing access to it when i painted my taillights.
Thanks.
Thinking of the pink stars with black background, looked clean and match my RAmudflaps :cool:. Or everything flat black. *Flips a coin*
For the rear on a '11 hatch, does it come off with just heat and elbow, or do i need to go from inside as well? I didn't find a clear answer on this and dont remember seeing access to it when i painted my taillights.
Thanks.
Thinking of the pink stars with black background, looked clean and match my RAmudflaps :cool:. Or everything flat black. *Flips a coin*
| britt-lee | 11-19-2011 04:28 AM |
[img]http://www.google.com/cookies/35/b/happy.gif[/img]
Yes he is already
Yes he is already
| Gregor91 | 11-26-2011 03:13 AM |
so i took a stab at this today and i completely failed haha the goof off cracked the plastic after letting it sit for so long.. i didn't have a badge on my sports grille anyway i just wanted to try the mod and se how it came out.. going to order another badge and see if i can pull it off this time without ruining the plastic good write up though!!
| captncal | 11-26-2011 03:16 AM |
nice !
| NutWagon | 11-26-2011 10:53 AM |
[quote=tippers;35671374]So, going to tackle this tomorrow, and from what I'm reading the best thing to take the paint off is sanding, then to use bleach sparingly to get the chrome off?
For the rear on a '11 hatch, does it come off with just heat and elbow, or do i need to go from inside as well? I didn't find a clear answer on this and dont remember seeing access to it when i painted my taillights.
Thanks.
Thinking of the pink stars with black background, looked clean and match my RAmudflaps :cool:. Or everything flat black. *Flips a coin*[/quote]
On the one in the rear there a lil hole to pop out the rear badge it might have tabs with two holes in between the skeleton of the trunk. It should be the same on yours too just double check. I took off the rear badge awhile ago on my 06. G.L
For the rear on a '11 hatch, does it come off with just heat and elbow, or do i need to go from inside as well? I didn't find a clear answer on this and dont remember seeing access to it when i painted my taillights.
Thanks.
Thinking of the pink stars with black background, looked clean and match my RAmudflaps :cool:. Or everything flat black. *Flips a coin*[/quote]
On the one in the rear there a lil hole to pop out the rear badge it might have tabs with two holes in between the skeleton of the trunk. It should be the same on yours too just double check. I took off the rear badge awhile ago on my 06. G.L
| tippers | 11-26-2011 09:51 PM |
[quote=NutWagon;35724173]On the one in the rear there a lil hole to pop out the rear badge it might have tabs with two holes in between the skeleton of the trunk. It should be the same on yours too just double check. I took off the rear badge awhile ago on my 06. G.L[/quote]
Right on, I'm going to check it out tomorrow hopefully. Thanks!
Right on, I'm going to check it out tomorrow hopefully. Thanks!
| jambi0n | 11-27-2011 10:55 PM |
Very clean.
| Sono | 11-28-2011 04:15 PM |
I can't decide for an color schema. I dive an 09 hatchback in satin pearl white.
Grill is complete black (Stock) and the rear trim also gets matt black.
I fought about all chrome -> white (the ring around also) and the blue part black
or
chrome - > neon green and the blue part black.
i would love to color the brake caliper also in green so this would match very well and in the summer maybe black rims?
its so hard to decide
Grill is complete black (Stock) and the rear trim also gets matt black.
I fought about all chrome -> white (the ring around also) and the blue part black
or
chrome - > neon green and the blue part black.
i would love to color the brake caliper also in green so this would match very well and in the summer maybe black rims?
its so hard to decide
| tuneraustin | 12-28-2011 11:17 PM |
Very nice.
| erok81 | 12-29-2011 12:28 AM |
One hot tip...
I did mine this weekend using goof off. Took me about 30 minutes of light scrubbing with q-tips. No cracking, fading, or foggyness. Perfect job.
Then I decided to give it a quick rinse with goof off. Well...don't do that. The plastic started melting before I could rinse it off. So I have a few melted in fingerprints. Because of that.
So goof off works perfectly as long as you keep it on q-tips only.
Painting it on the other hand took me 4x as long.
I did mine this weekend using goof off. Took me about 30 minutes of light scrubbing with q-tips. No cracking, fading, or foggyness. Perfect job.
Then I decided to give it a quick rinse with goof off. Well...don't do that. The plastic started melting before I could rinse it off. So I have a few melted in fingerprints. Because of that.
So goof off works perfectly as long as you keep it on q-tips only.
Painting it on the other hand took me 4x as long.
| GFB | 12-29-2011 07:40 AM |
My first attempt at using gold leaf failed, so I just went with gold paint.
[IMG]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5640/cimg0774rg.jpg[/IMG]
[IMG]http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/5640/cimg0774rg.jpg[/IMG]
| subieguy87 | 12-29-2011 07:42 AM |
[quote="GFB"]My first attempt at using gold leaf failed, so I just went with gold paint.
[/quote]
Looks awesome!
[/quote]
Looks awesome!
| GFB | 12-29-2011 08:27 AM |
Can anyone see my image two posts up? I can't figure out why they keep disappearing...
| subieguy87 | 12-29-2011 08:28 AM |
I can see it on my ipod
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