Emblem mods

[Crazee D]

Well we painted my front emblem white which I love!
But a few months of new england weather have taken a toll on the paint which is now showing chips of silver peeking thru.

Anyway, I was wondering about baking a few coats of paint onto it to help it harden and then some clear over that? or maybe the right gloss would work? IDK

I welcome any suggestions.

In the spirit of this topic,
Here's a fun idea, despite it's rice factor

http://www.hobbyguild.com/timp/mazda/emblem.html
(found on http://www.mazda626.net/index.php?showtopic=18539)

I noticed there have been a few conversations here about this too:

Dexter's failed attempt:
http://www.mazdas247.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50796&highlight=glowing+emblem

RedWagon's painting how to:
http://www.msprotege.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4654&highlight=painted+emblems

Any newer AV/MM's up to the task of reopening this?

 

[mickeyreategui]

sand everything down, prime them, paint, then clear.

 

[Tom03es]

Yeah, I've thought about doing this too. I just want to mute the emblems on the trunk and front grill. I really don't like chrome. Chrome died on January 1st, 1990. I would go with some left over gunmetal from when I painted my Saturn wheels gun metal.

 

[Crazee D]

I'm thinkin about black on rear emblems and keeping the front one white. Either gloss or flat black. But I'll leave my "5" red...hehe

 

[musiclikscreams]

i saw this badge the other day. it looks badass. i want one soo bad. anyone know where i can get one?

 

[FrolessWonder]

You can make it! Cut the top off of the stock one. If its anything like the P5 flying m badges it even has two notches where the M shape is.

 

[Velocifero]

I recently had my painter paint all my badges bady color. Front and rear Ms, Front Mazdaspeed badge off a miata, rear Familia Badge and a Turbo badge off a RDX, as well as my INjen license plate surround. He primed, painted with automotive paint and cleared, they are holding up great.

 

[Crazee D]

Awesome!
I luv the flyin M!

 

[musiclikscreams]

You can make it! Cut the top off of the stock one. If its anything like the P5 flying m badges it even has two notches where the M shape is.

well if you look at it close up you can tell it wasn't just cut. the bottom horns taper off real nice. i wouldn't mind cuttin mine up and makin it myself but i think it wouldn't look as clean u know?

 

[Velocifero]

I never knew a company made the Flyin M, I just thought people made their own. Is there a company putting them out. I have seen some people tapre the legs and others just chop them off.

 

[1 Sick 5 door]

all my badges including my familia badge are painted semi gloos black and everyone around here askes if i bought the badges at mazda and other think i am from south of the border.

 

[NOTSPCY]

i was thinking about doing my M like that to . But i am not sure what to use to cut it .

 

[Velocifero]

i was thinking about doing my M like that to . But i am not sure what to use to cut it .

dremmel

 

[never Ender]

Any silver Proteges with gunmetal emblems?

RedWagon's emblems look nice. I may do mine like that.

 

[Velocifero]

Any silver Proteges with gunmetal emblems?

RedWagon's emblems look nice. I may do mine like that.

Rogue has gunmetal badges, but they are on a red P5. Here are my Sunlight silver badges on sunlight silver msp. All badges and license plate surround painted.

 

[never Ender]

Thanks. It looks really nice!

 

[Crazee D]

i saw this badge the other day. it looks badass. i want one soo bad. anyone know where i can get one?

Luv that! GOTTA find out who that is!

 

[sam1]

i saw this badge the other day. it looks badass. i want one soo bad. anyone know where i can get one?

I did this with my badge just the other day. Just dremmel off the top and bottom portions. I used tape for a template on where to cut so I didn't cut too much off, then sanded the edges down, scuffed up the rest of the emblem and painted it gloss black. Took 15minutes and looks really nice.

 

[Crazee D]

I did this with my badge just the other day. Just dremmel off the top and bottom portions. I used tape for a template on where to cut so I didn't cut too much off, then sanded the edges down, scuffed up the rest of the emblem and painted it gloss black. Took 15minutes and looks really nice.

PICS !!!

 

[musiclikscreams]

PICS !!!

i second that!!!