Blacked out using PlastiDip

[downedzephyr]

So i'm planning on painting all of my emblems tomorrow but have no idea how to take the nissan burger off the grille. anyone know how?

[2011altima]

according to your mods, looks like u still have the stock (ugly) grille.(?) change the grille and paint ur emblems ...

[lavon_andy]

on the 2010 at least the burger is attached with two pins that have that annoying triangle shape on the end (V shape makes for an easy push in but annoying removal) might have to take off grill to be able to see behind the spot where it attaches to push the pins towards the inside of the burger to remove it

[Mattv609]

Ur gunna have to drop ur front bumper just take out the push pins when u open the hood and the. Un-screw the two screws in the wheel wells of eachside where the front bumper meets.. Or u just tape all around the burger n use some drop clothes.. ORR u just do wat I did n get the c-mod grille n put the burger back on wen u install the c-mod.. Stock grill is ugly f***.... Come talk to me wen u get the C-mod grill n il l tell u a easy way to put it on..

[downedzephyr]

i just taped it off and sprayed the plastidip straight on it. i'll have pictures of the front burger and mustache overlays tomorrow, but i did document painting the rear emblems with plastidip. that stuff is pretty neat, didn't even have to take the emblems off. i'll post the documentation pics in a bit.

and to each their own on the selection of grille. i like my stock one, but just without the chrome mustache pieces. so mr. 10 post warrior up there, thanks for contributing helpful information to this thread in regards to the original question

[downedzephyr]

soo i blacked out my emblems using PlastiDip (ignore the clear coat, i ended up not using it)


the first step after taping up and covering the parts of your car you don't want sprayed is to lay down a thin base coat of plastidip and let it dry for 10-15 minutes, depending on the temp. The point of this is to provide a foundation for the 2-4th coats to stick on to.


after the first coat has dried, spray on another coat, but this time make sure that it looks wet and shiny, unlike the first lighter layer.


once the 3rd or 4th coat has dried (it's a matter of preference, i sprayed 4 coats) carefully remove the paper and tape. some of the plastidip will come off with the tape, that's perfectly ok since you'll be peeling the rest off carefully anyways.


and once you're done, you have some awesome blacked out emblems without even having to remove them from your car! enjoy!

[lavon_andy]

sorry, I've never heard of plastidip before; you spray it on and peel it off?

sounds interesting

[AlexM.]

Nice and simple approach. Looks like it turned out great

[Jman0711]

hmmm, this is pretty cool, i've removed everything but the burger on my car. But this is a nice touch, nice job.

[Hussain]

mmx has blacked out emblems and I wasnt really feeling it (dont tell him I said that lol) but with our color, I think it looks pretty good

[DJ_B_Easy]

I blacked mine (dark slate) long time ago but I actually pulled them off and reapplied with 3M emblem adhesive. This seems like entirely too much work masking off and taping (for me at least, I have no patience). Looks clean though!

[LongBeachCoupe]

I've helped a few friends with plastidip projects... works pretty well, the only issue with it is how easy it comes offyou need to paint the underside where you don't see it because if you stop at the edge, it can peel off quick... think of it as the protective plastic that comes on the screen of a cell phone, once the corner lifts up, you are done!

[dangeris]

Carbon Fiber it!

[downedzephyr]

Carbon Fiber it!

maybe if i had more cf and a more aggressive looking kit to install on my coupe i'd go with the cf.

I blacked mine (dark slate) long time ago but I actually pulled them off and reapplied with 3M emblem adhesive. This seems like entirely too much work masking off and taping (for me at least, I have no patience). Looks clean though!

i actually thought this would be easier than trying to dental floss + hairdryer off the emblems, then recutting 3M take to put the emblems back on straight... this way i didn't even have to take them off lol.

And as promised, here's a picture of my front emblem + new bluebat overlays

taping off the front emblem was a pain in the a** but i'm satisfied that it came out pretty good. the major part with the front though was that since there's almost no edge for the plastidip to break off on i had to use an exacto-knife to cut along the edges

[DReed86]

Looks pretty good bro... how are you liking the coils??


U should look into getting the whole honey comb grill painted matte black. I know its close but I think it would look better that way.

[dudestfuplease]

would you guys suggest using a blow/hair dryer to help it dry faster cause theres no sun or should i just let it sit and dry normally?

[DJ_B_Easy]

i actually thought this would be easier than trying to dental floss + hairdryer off the emblems, then recutting 3M take to put the emblems back on straight... this way i didn't even have to take them off lol.

Minus paint drying time the whole project took 10 minutes.

Masked a box around the burger with tape so I knew where to put it back on, flossed it off with fishing line in about 2 seconds (no hairdryer), painted it, used 3M Emblem Adhesive (not tape, kind of like rubber cement, a few dabs around the backside), placed it back in the masked box, removed the masked box. Cake...not one inkling of a threat of overspray, clean paint to the edges and even behind. To each his own though, yours came out nice as well. I was just saying I dont have the patience for all the work you did.

[downedzephyr]

would you guys suggest using a blow/hair dryer to help it dry faster cause theres no sun or should i just let it sit and dry normally?

i used a space heater to help facilitate the drying lol

[DiamondWVU]

Looks good man, I like it.

[devilmagic]

sorry i rather have those de-badged or Carbon fiber Vinyl it =)

[mmx23z]

so i see u liked the blacked out emblems at the meet huh??? haha

i went the less stressful route
no taping, no cuttin 3m bs

just bought all new emblems
sprayed em,
looked for where the emblems used to be
& stuck em

mmx has blacked out emblems and I wasnt really feeling it (dont tell him I said that lol) but with our color, I think it looks pretty good

& hey!!! watchout! ur rarely on here & when u r ur tellin me u dont like my mods?!?! haha by the way i just moved to natomas a couple weeks ago (why i havent been on much either) but im a hell of alot closer to elk grove & the TRACK!!

[mmx23z]

dood i think if you paint this emblem the same, or close enough to ur d/s that would be super clean!

(just cuz u can barley see it now)

[dudestfuplease]

so i did the plastidip way without removing the emblems and failed pretty badly. im gonna peel it off and do it again soon, maybe just remove the emblems completely and paint it instead.
why is it necessary to sand the emblems before painting? (im new with this stuff lol)
andd whats another way besides cutting up the tape to put the badges back on? my friend did it that way and it seems like a pain.

[DJ_B_Easy]

i actually thought this would be easier than trying to dental floss + hairdryer off the emblems, then recutting 3M take to put the emblems back on straight... this way i didn't even have to take them off lol.

Minus paint drying time the whole project took 10 minutes.

Masked a box around the burger with tape so I knew where to put it back on, flossed it off with fishing line in about 2 seconds (no hairdryer), painted it, used 3M Emblem Adhesive (not tape, kind of like rubber cement, a few dabs around the backside), placed it back in the masked box, removed the masked box. Cake...not one inkling of a threat of overspray, clean paint to the edges and even behind. To each his own though, yours came out nice as well. I was just saying I dont have the patience for all the work you did.

[downedzephyr]

so here's a quick update since i'm too lazy to make another thread.
i took the bluebat mustache overlays off since for some reason they had already begun to tear in the corner (wtf? barely had them on for a week) and instead opted to have them painted at the same time that my stillen front lip and rockers were getting painted. picture updates as soon as i get the parts back from the shop and installed!

[DJ_B_Easy]

so here's a quick update since i'm too lazy to make another thread.
i took the bluebat mustache overlays off since for some reason they had already begun to tear in the corner (wtf? barely had them on for a week) and instead opted to have them painted at the same time that my stillen front lip and rockers were getting painted. picture updates as soon as i get the parts back from the shop and installed!

How much you paying for the paint on the Stillen lip and rockers? Thinking thats my next purchase.

[downedzephyr]

350 for both was the cheapest i could find

[Hussain]

& hey!!! watchout! ur rarely on here & when u r ur tellin me u dont like my mods?!?! haha by the way i just moved to natomas a couple weeks ago (why i havent been on much either) but im a hell of alot closer to elk grove & the TRACK!!

lol damn that's hella closer. I'll probably be down to go soon. bu my car drives like s*** now I used to get 30 MPG on the hwy all day, barely getting 25 now using cruise control and going slower. I think I need to change my spark plugs. plus my car is making noise after the accident. but by next month my car should be in a lot better shape...

[downedzephyr]

so yesterday my dad, my friend and I managed to get the Stillen Front Lip/Rockers on in about 4 hours, it wasn't too bad once we figured how to get the OEM sideskirts off. here's a teaser pic to tide you over until I can do the photoshoot with my friend.