Color change for the steering wheel emblem...

[superboosted]

Now,Dont mind the colors,my ten year old son picked them out. Just figured i would do a little write up about how to change the colors of really any plastic emblem. :D

---First step,remove that baby with something plastic so you dont mark up the wheel or emblem.


---Next start sanding the rear(painted side)of the emblem with some mild sandpaper..


---After all the paint is removed hit it with some wet-sand until it is clear.


---now it is time to mask..


---then paint.







Sweet,custom color and you can match your car,or whatever..


And installed...



A little plastic polish on the outside will help it look new as well...

[AirplaneBuilder]

thats pretty dam sweet, what type of paint did you use?

[E30_Pare]

What kind of plastic polish?

[superboosted]

Paint was just whatever i had..It is a slightly rough surface,so any spray should work. And i use plast-x polish but there are many with the headlight polishing craze and all :) I think aquafresh toothpaste works well and smells great!

[E30_Pare]

Lol I need to polish up some plastic shades do just wondering

[Bimmerguy91]

thats pretty damn cool man

[CHIF8008]

wow that turned out great. may just run it clear haha

[superboosted]

Yeah, almost all clear emblems can be done this way..been doing it for years to all kinds. If you run it clear, glue some carbon to the back :)

[5Toes]

Going to go to junkyard and find a crappy one to modify! thanks dude!

[Rsully70sev]

Looks good man...not a fan of the color scheme though. Maybe it looks good with everything all together, IDK what your car looks like. But nice work

[LagunaVert]

Colors remind me of the old school xbox jewel. I usued to use the same process for repainting them too!

[humzak77]

Nice! Doing that to mine!