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07-12-2012, 05:59 PM | #451 | |
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07-12-2012, 07:30 PM | #452 |
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So you guys seem to be the experts on this... Bought my car like this.
Is this normal? I'm going to paint it eventually, so nbd, but if this is something that naturally happens, I am definitely doing whatever it takes to get that chrome out of both front and back. |
07-12-2012, 07:40 PM | #453 | |
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07-12-2012, 08:30 PM | #454 | |
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07-12-2012, 08:39 PM | #455 | |
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07-12-2012, 11:05 PM | #456 |
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^ agree. Mine is 2011. You could scrape only the chrome portion, although it too is coated on the backside with blue paint that you would never see until taking it off. We are assuming your car was bought used? It seems odd though that they would just scrape part of the emblem and then put it back on without actually changing any colors. To reach into that indentation it would need to be off the car.
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07-12-2012, 11:11 PM | #457 |
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To more specifically answer the question... that does not seem normal at all and I don't think it would ever naturally happen after seeing how difficult it is to get through the coating on the back. The blue checked pattern is quite thick and I don't see how any normal weathering would affect it. Since it is also covering the chrome on the back I would say this injury is inconceivable without someone pulling off the emblem with an ice pick.
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07-12-2012, 11:13 PM | #458 |
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I did notice a few scratches here and there on the chrome part of my badge when I was repainting it, though I bought my sti very used, so it may just be wear and tear...somehow.
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07-12-2012, 11:39 PM | #459 |
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I bought the car with only 20k miles, and the guy had not touched a thing in his car, and he was a big goober. I doubted he would try to change it, so I was just curious. I have a few other projects to finish up, and then it will be a repaint. I think I'll do white stars, and a further designated background color...
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07-12-2012, 11:43 PM | #460 | |
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07-13-2012, 05:16 PM | #461 |
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Excellent write-up and fantastic results!
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07-16-2012, 04:26 PM | #462 |
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07-16-2012, 04:31 PM | #463 | |
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07-17-2012, 12:33 PM | #464 | |
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I guess it's incentive to pull it off and repaint it! |
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07-17-2012, 03:30 PM | #465 |
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I was thinking that maybe when the emblem heats up a lot on a hot day the chrome paint may not hold up so well and begin deteriorating?
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07-17-2012, 07:14 PM | #466 |
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My logo has the same marking with the logo on my 06 and I only noticed it about a year ago. Not sure what could of caused the chrome to look like that...going to either paint or get a custom sticker made for it
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07-17-2012, 10:48 PM | #467 | |
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07-18-2012, 12:43 AM | #468 | |
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07-18-2012, 12:48 AM | #469 | |
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07-18-2012, 12:50 AM | #470 | |
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07-18-2012, 12:57 AM | #471 |
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I'm curious to see how it would look if you remove the chrome and go with matte black stars/boarder and glossy background... Anyone done this?
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07-18-2012, 11:50 AM | #472 | |
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1. Heat up thoroughly with either heat gun or hair dryer. I used heat gun. 2. Take fishing line and cut through all the adhesive you can get to from behind the badge using a saw-type cutting motion. 3. Take an old credit card and slide it behind the badge using the corner of the card to cut more and more adhesive. Eventually you will be able cut through to the bottom of the badge from top center. The card is slim enough to fit between the pins you speak of. 4. Lastly I removed the adhesive left behind with "goof off". I do not recommend this though. Try at your own risk. It didn't harm my paint but just because it didn't doesn't mean it won't harm yours. 5. Done deal, move on to next mod. -Beach |
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07-18-2012, 11:58 AM | #473 | |
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07-18-2012, 12:18 PM | #474 |
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now what do you guys use to put the badge back on? just a lot of double sided tape?
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07-18-2012, 12:38 PM | #475 |
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I thin layer of silicone, or some of the 3M gray tape the manufacturer uses to put trim pieces on.
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