S197 Rear Emblem Blackout (Write Up w/ Pics!)

[Nigel xD]

Hey guys!

After doing my air vents, I had a bit of flat black paint left over so I decided to do my rear emblem as I'm working on blacking out my entire car.
I figured I'd just get it over with now rather than later, haha.

Anyway! What you need to do is pretty simple. This is what I did!

Step 1
Go to your local auto store (I went to Advanced Auto Parts here in Elizabeth) and pick up a can of whatever color you want. I picked Dupli-Color's Vinyl and Fabric Spray in Flat Black. Nothing else unless you need wipers or something lol.

Step 2
I got home and taped off the parts where you don't want to paint. Make sure you do this correctly!! Especially if your car is a different color!! I can't stress this enough!


Step 3
Do a couple of test sprays on a newspaper or something to get the nozzle clear and ready!
Then spray in one direction but not directly on it.
What I mean is start spraying from the tape and swish across the emblem.
Avoid spraying directly on the emblem as that can cause dripping or inconsistency in the color!!

Just take your time!
I only did one coat because I had to go film something in Linden but if you have the time, do like, 4 coats taking time to let the paint sit there and dry!

If all goes well, it should look like this!



If anyone does this or has done it before, post up some pics!

Good luck!

[Stangman Jonathan]

you are definitely brave lol, I had it removed off the car to be painted, comes up easily with fishin wire. It looks really good though.

[Nigel xD]

yeah I was gonna remove it but I could not find my damn fishing wire -_-

[racer24]

nice

[Jersey Auto Parts]

I painted it on my 06 and did my 07's last week but the paint on the center emblem came out..now I gotta find a solution to fix that..

heres the only 2 pics I have of the 06...I think it looked awesome on the black mustang!!

[Nigel xD]

yeah it looks really nice on any colored Mustang but looks even nicer on a black one!

and ouch at the last pic, a bit off topic but what happened?!

[Jersey Auto Parts]

Originally Posted by Nigel xD

yeah it looks really nice on any colored Mustang but looks even nicer on a black one!

and ouch at the last pic, a bit off topic but what happened?!

got rear ended at 45-50mph when I was stopped at a red light...the impact made me hit 3 stopped cars in front of me too..

[PWRBY4D]

wow your exhaust tips stick out a mile!

[Bandit]

I changed mine when it was done. My paint guy did it black w/ clear to match the car. Then used a brush and some caliper paint to do the letters red.

[winks]

Cool idea, I may have to do that for mine as well.