Emblem question
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Emblem question
Dose anyone know where I can get some Gold Tone Emblems and not the $100 Gold (24k) Emblems? ebay got nothing. I was also looking for gold trim (around window) and grill.
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Because I want everything you see on the car that is silver to be GOLD! Gold trim all the way round! Luxurious baby! With a dark as leagaly possible tint to go with it. I do find gold emblem kits but their 24k gold $200! Can I, dare I ask, paint em? 
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you can paint them - but it will 99% probably look like crap. honesty if you are going to go the gold trim with real black tint look I think you pretty much need to have a black car 
maybe find some gold trim film? I know you can get blackout film for trim, not sure on other colors.
maybe find some gold trim film? I know you can get blackout film for trim, not sure on other colors.
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Originally Posted by mehhh
it wouldnt look like crap unless u allow it to. krylon has the gold ur lookin for... alot of companies make it jus goto home depot
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Originally Posted by AznX TL
paint doesnt wash off, make sure you sand it off good and primer it. paint a few coats then a few layers of clear coat.
Just use a good gold metallic and it shouldn't wash off
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Originally Posted by GhettoNinja06
I am good at painting and use Krylon all the time but will it wash off in the rain?
Originally Posted by young03
if i were u i would like AznX TL said sand it down wash off all dust before u primer, apply about 3 coats of primer then go ahead and do ur base coat make sure u apply thin layers at first and then a medium coat. after that get some good clear coat apply like 3 coats but give it enough time to dry. you should be good then thats what i did when i painted my grill insert to match my car
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Originally Posted by GhettoNinja06
Because I want everything you see on the car that is silver to be GOLD! Gold trim all the way round! Luxurious baby! With a dark as leagaly possible tint to go with it.
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/\ wow thats nice isn't it.
I think if u paint it correctly like others said, it should turn out good. I personally think gold looks bad. the chrome is much more luxurious. idk gold isn't my thing.
I think if u paint it correctly like others said, it should turn out good. I personally think gold looks bad. the chrome is much more luxurious. idk gold isn't my thing.
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Originally Posted by 972.2
hahahahaha or midas either works. but seriously that has to be the most stupid thing ive ever heard. I WANT EVERYTHING GOLD!!!!
HEY DUMBASS, YOU DONT DRIVE A DEVILLE!
HEY DUMBASS, YOU DONT DRIVE A DEVILLE!
damn......... cruel and straight to the point arent you...... but I must admit, I was thinking the same thing
and besides wasnt there a gold emblem option kit for our car from Acura...... im sure theres still some OLD stock lying around at a dealer somewhere for DIRT CHEAP........ and as for the gold door trim..... I dunno about that, definately gonna have to be a custom thing done on your own, but me personally id leave it silver, too much trouble for nothing...... gold trim doesnt make luxury or make it any more luxurious BTW, its just decoration nothing more
It's your car, you do what you want to it. I don't think a lot of people will think the gold door trim will look good. In my opinion, if you want to do gold this is the only way to do it: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192277
That's a '97 stock gold package. My car came with gold emblems, but I debadged the rear end minus the A emblem, which is now painted black. Then I got a '97 grill that was in bad shape, sanded it and painted it as show above.
In the end though, it's your car, and we can't tell you what you can and cannot do to it - do what works for you.
That's a '97 stock gold package. My car came with gold emblems, but I debadged the rear end minus the A emblem, which is now painted black. Then I got a '97 grill that was in bad shape, sanded it and painted it as show above.
In the end though, it's your car, and we can't tell you what you can and cannot do to it - do what works for you.
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Originally Posted by DoubleSh0t
It's your car, you do what you want to it. I don't think a lot of people will think the gold door trim will look good. In my opinion, if you want to do gold this is the only way to do it: https://acurazine.com/forums/showthread.php?t=192277
That's a '97 stock gold package. My car came with gold emblems, but I debadged the rear end minus the A emblem, which is now painted black. Then I got a '97 grill that was in bad shape, sanded it and painted it as show above.
In the end though, it's your car, and we can't tell you what you can and cannot do to it - do what works for you.
That's a '97 stock gold package. My car came with gold emblems, but I debadged the rear end minus the A emblem, which is now painted black. Then I got a '97 grill that was in bad shape, sanded it and painted it as show above.
In the end though, it's your car, and we can't tell you what you can and cannot do to it - do what works for you.
yeah that stuff is implied... its always there even if it isnt physically said
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omg... I ask a simple question where I could get gold tone emblems or if paint will work and I get some of the most random, dumbass posts I've ever seen on any forum. I don't want my entire car to be gold(obviously everything gold was a joke...) I don't care what you think it will look like, and obviously I know it is my car and I know exactly what I want to do with it.
As for the people that actually answered my question, thank you.
As for the people that actually answered my question, thank you.
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im not trying to down on you, altough i may have been a little sarcastic, i just think all the gold trim would just be in really bad taste. if its what you want to do, go ahead, i just think everyone will laugh at you.
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Originally Posted by young03
if i were u i would like AznX TL said sand it down wash off all dust before u primer, apply about 3 coats of primer then go ahead and do ur base coat make sure u apply thin layers at first and then a medium coat. after that get some good clear coat apply like 3 coats but give it enough time to dry. you should be good then thats what i did when i painted my grill insert to match my car
I went to the local Acura dealership and they did not have any more kits. Should I buy the chrome emblems and a gold kit for $200 or paint it? When you repainted your grill, did you have to take it off? And as for the emblems on the back, it is ok to paint chrome?? My car is so sad sometimes
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Originally Posted by GhettoNinja06
omg... I ask a simple question where I could get gold tone emblems or if paint will work and I get some of the most random, dumbass posts I've ever seen on any forum. I don't want my entire car to be gold(obviously everything gold was a joke...) I don't care what you think it will look like, and obviously I know it is my car and I know exactly what I want to do with it.
As for the people that actually answered my question, thank you.
As for the people that actually answered my question, thank you.
wow I forgot how defensive ninja used to get cuz of a little n00b hazing LoveMyBaby97 don't buy the kit, that's retarded. You can get the gold emblems on ebay for pretty cheap, or just do it yourself, we're all about diy on this forum. Never spend $200 on emblems
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Originally Posted by young03
if i were u i would like AznX TL said sand it down wash off all dust before u primer, apply about 3 coats of primer then go ahead and do ur base coat make sure u apply thin layers at first and then a medium coat. after that get some good clear coat apply like 3 coats but give it enough time to dry. you should be good then thats what i did when i painted my grill insert to match my car
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From: ShitsBurgh
Originally Posted by CLeanLooking
does any body have a black car with a white grill with a black wing?
EDIT: Sorry I thought you meant spoiler not the acura wing, no have seen similar things, but not that combo photoshop it first though
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
You can still do it with black 
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Originally Posted by 97BlackAckCL
wow I forgot how defensive ninja used to get cuz of a little n00b hazing LoveMyBaby97 don't buy the kit, that's retarded. You can get the gold emblems on ebay for pretty cheap, or just do it yourself, we're all about diy on this forum. Never spend $200 on emblems
At least I'm alot less of a n00b than then tho.
And I could drive! 
Haha, I reconized the thread title and was shocked to see it bumped up again. This was one of my first threads!
But back to the gold emblems, Cheap ones are very hard to come buy because most of them are 24K gold plated. I think there are a few 'gold tone' embems which look the same but are gold paint; good luck finding those!
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call around to a couple dealerships. our local toyota delaership has a guy that gold plates name plates and emblems for cars that we work on. He only charges us like 30 bucks to plate one.
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Originally Posted by GhettoNinja06
Haha, yeah. I'm ok with n00b hazing but 972.2 went from n00b hazing, to being a dick. I kinda took it out on everyone else.
At least I'm alot less of a n00b than then tho. And I could drive!
Haha, I reconized the thread title and was shocked to see it bumped up again. This was one of my first threads!
But back to the gold emblems, Cheap ones are very hard to come buy because most of them are 24K gold plated. I think there are a few 'gold tone' embems which look the same but are gold paint; good luck finding those!
At least I'm alot less of a n00b than then tho.
And I could drive! Haha, I reconized the thread title and was shocked to see it bumped up again. This was one of my first threads!
But back to the gold emblems, Cheap ones are very hard to come buy because most of them are 24K gold plated. I think there are a few 'gold tone' embems which look the same but are gold paint; good luck finding those!