Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use

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VR

Discussion Starter · Feb 9, 2002

i want to take my front and rear VW emblems -- sand them down and paint them black --- what should i use and how hard is this to do ????
thanx -- PIC are welcome too

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Slapshotnerd

· #2 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (VRsixVW)

Just use like 400 grit sandpaper and some flat black spray paint.
What I want to know is the best way to remove the rear emblem. My front is already de-badged, but I wanna ghetto-fy my rear emblem black.

BiH

· #3 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Slapshotnerd)

search for cullen, he can get you OEM ones for cheap. why bother painting when you can have one for little money?

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[email protected]

· #4 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (BiH)

There is no reason to wait that long to get the black emblems, now some of the odd ball stuff Cullen has access to in Estonia then that is worth the wait.
You can get the black emblems at the dealership if you want them quick. But I would suggest getting them from a place like Potterman.
Here is the one for the Golf\GTI
http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=1H685363001C
Here is the one for the Jetta
http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=1H585363001C
Here is the front emblem
http://www.parts4vws.com/catalog/product_detail.asp?PartNumber=323853601041

Slapshotnerd

· #5 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Verruckt)

why pay $20 for one when you can paint it for under $5 and 10 minutes of your time?

Pagano

· #6 · Feb 9, 2002

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Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Slapshotnerd)

quote:[HR][/HR]why pay $20 for one when you can paint it for under $5 and 10 minutes of your time?[HR][/HR]

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95GTIvr6

· #7 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Pagano)

i painted my front emblem myself black and it looks tight and i didnt even have to buy the paint just used a friends

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AFromCT

· #8 · Feb 9, 2002

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Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (95GTIvr6)

I bought the front emblem from http://www.parts4vws.com and I put it in today, I plan on doing what Pagano did to his car here...

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[Modified by DubberFromCT, 5:12 PM 2-9-2002]

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28

· #9 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (VRsixVW)

I would use SEM flat black paint. thats what I used. nothing is better in my opinion. SEM is a little pricey though. I think like 10 bucks a can

Pagano

· #10 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (28)

I've since put on GTI Smoked tails

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Lyzic

· #11 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Pagano)

The rear emblem on my golf was held on with no glue or anything, it just had 2 plugs that went into 2 holes in the back of the hatch. I just took a flat headed screwdriver, and a piece of cloth. Using the cloth under the screwdriver so I wouldn't scratch my paint, I just slid it in and pried it out. Took about 10 seconds, don't worry about breaking anything, the little holder thingamajigs that the emblem goes into are really bendy plastic, and I can't see how you could screw them up.
The rear black emblem I got from Potterman didn't have the studs, just a sticky rear. So I washed the spot really really well, then pushed it down. The glue didn't seem all that strong, but it stuck down really strongly against the paint. So make sure you position it right the first time.
Also, I filled the holes with silicone to make sure that no water could leak into my hatch. You might want to try this.

ventorider

· #12 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Lyzic)

How do you get the front one off?

Pagano

· #13 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (ventorider)

quote:[HR][/HR]How do you get the front one off?[HR][/HR]

Easiest is to remove the entire grill...4 screws up top, along with 4 clips....then two main clips on either side along the bottom, pretty easy to remove, you cannot see the clips on the two sides, but stick your hand in from the top and feel around, they're right there

AFromCT

· #14 · Feb 9, 2002

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Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Pagano)

OK, I just removed the grill today so here's what I remember...
1-open the hood
2-remove the 4 screws
3-undo the top clips (may require some effort)
4-(here's my ghetto method) bend a wire clothes hanger and reach down behind the grill [which is hanging outwards now] to unclip the bottom clips of the grill {it should pop out itself}
5-locate the clips under the piece by the headlights, use the clothes hanger to pop that clip
6-remove grill from car
7-using a flathead screwdriver, pry off the top clip of the badge...[i did the bottom two first and it's impossible to get off that way]
8-pry off the bottom two clips
9-pop in your black badge
10-booyah! go have a

or something.

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vr6willeatyou

· #15 · Feb 9, 2002

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Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Pagano)

quote:[HR][/HR]why pay $20 for one when you can paint it for under $5 and 10 minutes of your time? http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif http://****************.com/smile/emthup.gif [HR][/HR]

Considering you don't F it up when taking it off. I just ordered from Potterman.

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Thatcher

· #16 · Feb 9, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (DubberFromCT)

hmm im trying to get the badge off the front grill right now..im starting with the top clip and it wont come off..and it feels like the badge will crack if i put too much pressure on it with a flat head. any advice on this? should i try heating it up or somethin?

Slapshotnerd

· #17 · Feb 9, 2002

ok, i just did this to the rear emblem. Popped it off with my hand. Used some black spraypaint. let it dry. Then glued it back on. If you look hard, you can tell that its done with spray paint. But from more than 2 feet away, it looks just fine. And I have $25 in my pocket i'm gonna go use on my gf tonite

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VR

Discussion Starter · #18 · Feb 10, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (VRsixVW)

just painted both of mine today
rear was easy -- just pops off -- used some 150 grit paper to rough it up and then some 400 grit to smooth it all out -- then used flat black paint
the front was a different story--------i had to take the whole front grill of and sanded the emblem down then masked everything and painted it
looks Schweet

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VAG Parts Bin

· #19 · Feb 10, 2002

Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (Slapshotnerd)

quote:[HR][/HR]why pay $20 for one when you can paint it for under $5 and 10 minutes of your time?[HR][/HR]

The "black" emblems are really just uncoated black plastic - no fading, no cracking paint, etc. Cleaner, less ghetto and no risk of acid rain eating into the Krylon and washing the color out of the emblem and into your cars paint.
See my tagline for the best reason of all.

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Cullen

· #20 · Feb 11, 2002

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Re: Painting VW emblems black -- How to ... and what to use (BiH)

quote:[HR][/HR]search for cullen, he can get you OEM ones for cheap. why bother painting when you can have one for little money?

[HR][/HR]

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