danthelion
New member
i was wondering if any of you would know how to go upon shaving emblems... esp the emblems that have a huge HOLE behind them... i dont like the big blue ford oval on my car!
shaving emblems?
- Thread starter danthelion
- Start date
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
danthelion said:
When they have pin holes you're kind of stuck unless you're willing to do body and paint work. There are a couple of places in the after market (I bought one but don't remember where) that take the Ford ovals but instead of having a blue background they match the color of your paint job and then put the plastic back over them. This may be an option that you haven't considered.
danthelion
New member
how much do u think a shop would charge ;D
GearHead_1
Long Time Member
To fill and spot paint? Wouldn't surprise me to see it cost between one and two hundred per oval when doing more than one. Then you have to worry about whether or not the shop could blend the paint properly, clear and make the finish match.danthelion said:
Accumulator
Well-known member
I'm a big fan of debadging, but a bigger fan of original paint. I'm so leery of aftermarket paintjobs that I generally stick to my "better factory paint.." mantra, the same one I keep in mind when I'm tempted to do aggressive correction. But when the MPV got rear-ended and I had to have the hatch worked on anyhow, it was a no-brainer. I *really* like how it looks without all the badging (I left the "flying M" badge on), but I wouldn't have given up factory paint over it. The Audis are a different matter, the glued-on badges are no big deal.
Accumulator
Well-known member
Pb2theMax said:
Heh heh, I often have LEOs ask me what the vehicle is when they're writing up my speeding tickets
Accumulator said:Heh heh, I often have LEOs ask me what the vehicle is when they're writing up my speeding tickets
They should be able to tell what your vehicle is by looking up your license plate number in their computer. If they're going to write you a ticket make them figure it out theirself.
yeah, shaving the rear emblems makes the car more clean looking. I did it on my 05 Chrysler 300c. They had to weld up the 2 holes left from the Chrysler wings, then sand them down, apply bondo, sand, then paint. They had to paint the whole trunk lid, not just a spot paint.. here's a pic..
Accumulator
Well-known member
Pb2theMax said:
They don't always get the actual, specific *model* on some of my vehicles, like my Blazer is titled as a "S-10" :nixweiss If I get pulled over in that I wouldn't be surprised if we end up discussing it.
When the LEO's a car guy they sometimes ask about the lack of badging and being nice can pay off. My last potentially-big-number ticket, in a debadged S6 wagon, got written down to just five-over after we talked cars for while and he even said that I was "clear for the rest of the way" on the WVA turnpike! I always try to make the traffic stop the easiest, most friendly one they do all month and they usually let me know that they appreciate it. If nothing else, they've never written me up for no front plate
Pb2theMax said:
Yeah piss them off so you dont only get one ticket but whatever else they can find! I was young and dumb at one time got pulled over handed the cop my license he asked me how old I was , I said "You have my license they year I was born in is on there you do the math" Yeah I got pulled out of the car then he called back up and they completly searched my car for the next 2hrs because I was acting suspicious and the cop thought I had something illegal in my car!!! dumb move by me!!! Cop was getting me back for being a smartass!
Hemmissey nice shave job I remember seeing at 300cforums.com I like it a lot!!
Accumulator
Well-known member
05Corolla- Heh heh, that's a good one. Did it cause any hassles when you went to pick it up?
Alex_Perry1
New member
Accumulator said:Heh heh, I often have LEOs ask me what the vehicle is when they're writing up my speeding tickets
To add to this, I once got a parking ticket that said Ford SHO on it!
Glossequation
New member
GearHead_1 said:
It will NEVER, EVER match again. It may be close, but 100% will never happen.
Accumulator
Well-known member
Alex_Perry- maybe it was easier than writing out "Taurus"
Well, *I* wouldn't say "never, ever", but in my experience a *truly* perfect match will happen maybe once in a few dozen times. People *say* they can do it, people *say* their cars have perfect spot-ins, but in my considerable experience literal perfection is pretty elusive (and the painters I use will agree).
blackcaraddict said:
Well, *I* wouldn't say "never, ever", but in my experience a *truly* perfect match will happen maybe once in a few dozen times. People *say* they can do it, people *say* their cars have perfect spot-ins, but in my considerable experience literal perfection is pretty elusive (and the painters I use will agree).
Glossequation
New member
Accumulator said:Alex_Perry- maybe it was easier than writing out "Taurus"
Well, *I* wouldn't say "never, ever", but in my experience a *truly* perfect match will happen maybe once in a few dozen times. People *say* they can do it, people *say* their cars have perfect spot-ins, but in my considerable experience literal perfection is pretty elusive (and the painters I use will agree).
Perhaps you're right, but I've never seen it in my life. I've seen some pretty close ones, but never "like it came from the factory". If you've got auto body experience or are a seasoned member here, it should be rather easy to detect a paint difference, even the most minute one (like more OP on one panel than the painted one). For me, for the real good jobs, its that one particular angle where it hits you right in the face and its unmistakeable.