HELP- paint chipping off emblems

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alticoupe3.5
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Car: NISSAN ALTIMA COUPE

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hey everyone, well this winter was kinda brutal on my car...i had painted my emblems black before winter, and well....all the salt n what not made the paint start to chip.

how do i go about touching up my emblems?do i have to sand all the paint off n redo it?

lemme knowww thankss!!


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downedzephyr
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Car: 09 Altima Coupe 3.5se
Location: San Jose, CA

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use black nailpolish?lol at college fix-its, it worked on my bike.

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toxik
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Location: Brooklyn, NY

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if you're talking about the front nissan burger, I have one that's professionally painted black and nissan letters in white. it has survived this winter fine so far, if you want it, I'm selling it.

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blackteam02
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-Sand it-wash it (dish soap) let dry-wipe dust/lint off-primer (2 coats) let dry between coats-adhesion promoter-spray on color u want! let dry!!!SLAP IT BACK ON!!!!

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alticoupe3.5
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thanks!

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alticoupe3.5
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toxik wrote:if you're talking about the front nissan burger, I have one that's professionally painted black and nissan letters in white. it has survived this winter fine so far, if you want it, I'm selling it.
how much??

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JLAUDIO85
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Car: 08 Black Altima Coupe 2.5SL CVT.
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question about this.....what kind of sand paper should i use? grit?is there special paint that i should use? and waht is adhesion promoter? lol n00b ish question sorry about that

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toxik
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alticoupe3.5 wrote:
how much??
$50, i can take a pic for you if you'd like.


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