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Old 03-23-2012, 06:27 PM
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my way of fixing the "peeling" of the chevy badge

i have seen these on the forum before and i liked it. advanced auto parts didnt have the GM matched spray paint (IBM) so i went with "dark metallic blue". it is a shade brighter but not noticeable. i also had some leftover stickers for the "SS".
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Old 03-23-2012, 06:59 PM
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Did you tape it off or remove and paint?
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Old 03-23-2012, 07:11 PM
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remove and paint, twice.
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Old 03-23-2012, 07:16 PM
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Originally Posted by badassbowtie
i have seen these on the forum before and i liked it. advanced auto parts didnt have the GM matched spray paint (IBM) so i went with "dark metallic blue". it is a shade brighter but not noticeable. i also had some leftover stickers for the "SS".
Very nice
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Did you tape it off or remove and paint?
i never removed it. i taped off the chrome, then used giant sheets of paper and covered pretty much everything in the picture and then some. and then put two coats on and had a drink.. im thinking about a clear coat tomorrow.

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remove and paint, twice.
this is a good way also. no masking tape or paper this way
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I did my last night. I taped it off and used newspaper to cover up the front and back of the car. Three coats and two coats of clear got me this...

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Looks great! I was hoping you weren't going to keep the "Oh bleep! I backed over the paper boy again!" look.
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I did my last night. I taped it off and used newspaper to cover up the front and back of the car. Three coats and two coats of clear got me this...





That silver bowtie looks really good!
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Thanks guys! It looks much better in person than in the crappy iPhone pics. I tinted all my reflectors today because my Bermuda black LEDs will be here by Friday. I also dropped he rear this morning with my cobalt springs. I'm having a great time with this car!
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