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by **solaris** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 12:20 pm

look at what they did here

http://www.goodspeedmotoring.com/?page=emblem

by **x0swtextacy0x** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 1:18 pm

solaris wrote:look at what they did here

http://www.goodspeedmotoring.com/?page=emblem

good fyi for myself when i work on my car this weekend :lol:

by **Astro** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:05 pm

06toyo chick wrote:sanding and priming it- did she remove it off the car or just left it on and did all the work with it on the car. I wanna do something to the rear of the car since its very stock in the back or just put on a muffler, but with the emblems, i was wondering how the paint was handling the chrome myself, but for little things im thinking about doing that also

Yes, she removed them from the car. When you sand the emblem, the primer sticks really good in the little grooves created. The paint will stick good on the primer. It took her a couple of hours to sand and paint (multiple coats). Of course she let the paint dry through the next day. It's best to do this in the summer, when it's nice and hot. The paint will dry much better, also faster. It's pretty easy, that's why she took on the project herself. :wink:

by **SC V6** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 3:45 pm

Shaved is gooooooooooooooooooooooooooood :smile:

by **junest** » Tue Oct 25, 2005 5:08 pm

PhreakdOut wrote:
Astro wrote: Junest ended up taking off the Toyota and V6SLE emblems. Then she got a can of touch up paint (Artic Frost) and painted the logo and Solara emblem to blend with the car. Looks very cool.

Very good Idea! I don't remember seeing pics posted up.

How's the paint holding up on the chrome. Usually, it will not adhear very well.

I'll post some pics when I get a chance. It was a 4 step process for me...base coat then arctic white mid coat then the pearl and lots of clear coat. It's holding up well. No signs of discoloration yet. I've had it for over 6 mons now.

by **gone** » Wed Oct 26, 2005 9:33 am

nice, cant wait to see some pix

by **kgzero1** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 10:20 am

Hey junest,

how are your sill plates holding up? Any scratches, damages from the door?

by **slingshot** » Thu Oct 27, 2005 5:47 pm

kgzero1 wrote:Hey junest,

how are your sill plates holding up? Any scratches, damages from the door?

I have the same sill plates and have no scratches or damage on either side. The door can't damage it as it doesn't touch it. They are pretty durable or else I have respectful passengers that don't hit their shoes on it.

by **x0swtextacy0x** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:24 am

ooh i shaved yesterday :wink:

looks arite. i only took off the fugly "ourisman chantilly" and the "Toyota" emblems. i would really like to take the "Solara" one off and keep the symbol.

didnt take pix yet. i was pissed....took my car to the dealership on sat b/c my window kept rolling up off track. got it back eight hrs later to find a SCRATCH on my car!!! AHHHH.

AY its a new Toy i need to freak at an itty bitty scratch

by **Astro** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:32 am

slingshot wrote:
kgzero1 wrote:Hey junest,

how are your sill plates holding up? Any scratches, damages from the door?

I have the same sill plates and have no scratches or damage on either side. The door can't damage it as it doesn't touch it. They are pretty durable or else I have respectful passengers that don't hit their shoes on it.

I checked out her sills yesterday and she's got scratches from her heels scraping when she gets in and out. :-?

Other than that, there nice and clean.

by **kgzero1** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 10:53 am

Astro wrote:
slingshot wrote:
kgzero1 wrote:Hey junest,

how are your sill plates holding up? Any scratches, damages from the door?

I have the same sill plates and have no scratches or damage on either side. The door can't damage it as it doesn't touch it. They are pretty durable or else I have respectful passengers that don't hit their shoes on it.

I checked out her sills yesterday and she's got scratches from her heels scraping when she gets in and out. Other than that, there nice and clean.

LOL. Thanks. I decided not to get them and instead I got myself this:
http://www.crutchfield.com/S-mffFwnOpCUx/cgi-bin/ProdView.asp?i=1086937I&search=693%2E7i INFINITY Kappas 693.7i

by **gone** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 12:28 pm

hey, my bf shaved off the TOYOTA & SE for me with a hair dryer..not even one mark

looks nice... i wish i could take off the Solara symbol also but dont want the holes showing ofcourse

by **kgzero1** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:05 pm

Do you mean, he heated them up to a point where the entire tape just came off, or did he have to peel it off the car once the emblem came off like everyone else?

by **gone** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 1:30 pm

oh yea, he had to peel it off.just saying theres no scratches or discoloration after the process & the hair dryer is much easier then just trying to get it off with just floss

by **x0swtextacy0x** » Mon Oct 31, 2005 2:02 pm

^^^ any new pix??? toyochick....

i actually poured some boiling hot water and peeled it off....although for the Toyota one, I had to use some floss to loosen it up. used googone to take off the rest of the gunk.

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