Painting emblems

[eric.s.t]

Has anyone tried painted chrome emblems? And know how well they hold up? I want to paint my chrome emblems on my new truck red, but their chrome. So i need to know if theirs a way to prep them right? Or is their a metallic red that i could just spray over them to keep the metallic of the chrome, with red shade in it?

 

[Kyle97GMC]

You could try red plasti dip!

 

[eric.s.t]

im probably going to try plasti dip to see what it looks like, but i want something perminant... Also plasti dip, i found it very doll looking.

 

[Kyle97GMC]

I think I saw that they sell a gloss now for it that could help!

 

[lester622]

If you want an anodized look, you can kandy over the chrome and it will give it that look similar what they do to tint headlights. If you want to paint them and there plastic sand them down with 320 or 400 to ruff them up then paint them.

 

[eric.s.t]

Lester, candying the emblems without sanding it... wouldnt flake off? Thats what im worried about!!

 

[lester622]

Lester, candying the emblems without sanding it... wouldnt flake off? Thats what im worried about!!

wetsand them with 600 or 800

 

[eric.s.t]

Ok,i think im going to try that!

 

[lester622]

If there plastic emblems that are chrome plated. if you soak them in brake fluid itll make the chrome peel off. Ive never tried to paint over it after but i did it just to see if it worked and it does take chrome off of plastic lol

 

[eric.s.t]

Yeah... that sounds like a good ideer too. Ive tried it in javex before too... that works. Never tried painting after either! lol