shaving emblems?

danthelion · 10-23-06, 03:21

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!

MobileJay · 10-23-06, 04:07

weld the holes up. or go the cheap route and bondo them

GearHead_1 · 10-23-06, 04:42

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Originally Posted by danthelion

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!

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 · 10-23-06, 07:55

how much do u think a shop would charge ;D

GearHead_1 · 10-23-06, 08:10

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how much do u think a shop would charge ;D

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.

D Tailor · 10-24-06, 06:04

To "shave" the VW emblem on my Passat it cost me 285 including a repaint of the trunk. They welded a metal panel and finished it nice. To remove the Passat and V6 emblems I used Floss, a Blow Dryer, and some goof-off. Niice and clean.

Accumulator · 10-25-06, 09:30

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.

D Tailor · 10-25-06, 09:41

I agree with Accumulator on factory paint as well. If you do a fill-required shaving, don't take it to a cheap body shop. I had mine done at my dealer with a good client discount. The work is top-notch.

Pb2theMax · 10-25-06, 07:29

I'm glad my Tacoma just had stick-on emblems, no holes. These trucks look so much cleaner without the emblems, especially the tailgate. But people always ask me what kind of truck I'm driving.

Accumulator · 10-26-06, 10:43

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..But people always ask me what kind of truck I'm driving.

Heh heh, I often have LEOs ask me what the vehicle is when they're writing up my speeding tickets

Pb2theMax · 10-29-06, 09:16

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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.

HEMMISSEY · 10-30-06, 12:34

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..