Powder coating emblems black?

[RocketGuy3]

Hey guys. So I was thinking of getting the '5.0' emblems, 'GT' emblem, and Mustang emblem (everything chrome) powder coated, in addition to the tips on the exhaust I plan on buying.

I was wondering if anyone could give me any general advice on how to do that? It seems like every place that does powder coating wants me to bring in just the parts to powder coat rather than the whole car (which is probably stating the obvious, but I've never done anything like this, heh). Do these emblems come off easily enough? Can they be re-attached easily enough?

... If not, would I be better off trying to figure out a way to do this myself? I'm not really aware of a way I can do it very easily. I know it could be done with plastidip, but I want a gloss black finish (maybe even black chrome), not a matte finish.

Thanks in advance.

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[jbailer]

I could be wrong but I don't think you can powder coat anything plastic because of the heat involved.

 

[sleepless]

Go with spray paint, it'll be way easier and way cheaper. You can get some high quality paint out there.

jbailer is right. Powder coating involves using electricity to charge a dry paint powder to (usually) metal and then curing in an oven at around 400 deg F usually. Your emblems are going to melt.

 

[RocketGuy3]

Makes sense, thanks guys... Hmm, guess my options are increasingly limited.

Go with spray paint, it'll be way easier and way cheaper. You can get some high quality paint out there.

jbailer is right. Powder coating involves using electricity to charge a dry paint powder to (usually) metal and then curing in an oven at around 400 deg F usually. Your emblems are going to melt.

Wouldn't spray paint have a similar issue of leaving me with a matte finish rather than glossy?

 

[thebayareapimp]

Plasti dip them they will look a million times better. Look on YouTube for tutorials..


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[ktapia]

I'm actually going to go ahead and plastic dip mine today! There are some tutorials on youtube and even on the forum here (I think I saw 2). I will try to find them and link them to you. I'm going to go ahead and keep the emblems on though. I feel like with a little bit of time and a lot of newspaper you can make sure the emblems get painted correctly without taking them off.

 

[Nazgul]

Plasti Dip or multiple places sell gloss black emblems. I chose to over pay for new gloss ones as they look better than Plasti Dip and I preferred the gloss vs flat look. Looks great though.

 

[RocketGuy3]

Plasti Dip or multiple places sell gloss black emblems. I chose to over pay for new gloss ones as they look better than Plasti Dip and I preferred the gloss vs flat look. Looks great though.

Can you tell me where I can buy those? And is it easy enough to replace all the emblems? Even the GT and pony emblems on the front/back of the car?



I might consider plasti dip, though...

 

[dannycoconuts]

check out upr I know they sell gloss and matte. install is simple enough

 

[Edwin]

I Plastidipped mine and put a few layers of glossifier on them too. I think its worth the $10 for the dip and glossifier to see if you like it before you buy the replacements. It's incredibly easy to do yourself.

 

[Nazgul]

Can you tell me where I can buy those? And is it easy enough to replace all the emblems? Even the GT and pony emblems on the front/back of the car?



I might consider plasti dip, though...

I got mine from MAK performance. They are pricy.

 

[dfrost]

UPR..flat black all the way around. Bit more work taking it all apart, but looks killer!
First painted the 5.0 emblems body color, base/clear, came out great, but didn't really like them installed. Flat black looks great.

 

[BenisMoney]

I could be wrong but I don't think you can powder coat anything plastic because of the heat involved.

Powder coat can only be done on metallic items as they have to be grounded in order for the powder coat to adhere. Then it is baked to complete the process.

 

[Diode Dynamics]

Powder coat can only be done on metallic items as they have to be grounded in order for the powder coat to adhere. Then it is baked to complete the process.

I also thought this was true until recently, but they do have new technology out that will allow plastic pieces to be powdercoated:

http://www.wrightcoating.com/specialty-coatings/coatings/plastic-powder-coating

I'm not sure if it's the same traditional process, but it does provide a similar appearance and durability

Nick C.

 

[BenisMoney]

I also thought this was true until recently, but they do have new technology out that will allow plastic pieces to be powdercoated:

http://www.wrightcoating.com/specialty-coatings/coatings/plastic-powder-coating

I'm not sure if it's the same traditional process, but it does provide a similar appearance and durability

Nick C.

I should have said traditional powder coating. I use several suppliers, and have not ran across this new technology yet. Looks promising.

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