Emblem fix
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From: WARRENVILLE , S.C.
Emblem fix
I HAVE BEEN TRYING TO FIGURE OUT A WAY TO FIX MY GRILL AND TAILGATE EMBLEMS SINCE THE CLEAR COAT WAS BUBBLING UP AND PEELING OFF THEY LOOKED TERRIBLE SO AFTER DOING SOME RESEARCH ON THIS SITE I DECIDED TO TACKLE THE PROJECT THIS MORNING I WENT TO THE LOCAL WALMART AND GOT SOME MASKING TAPE, 3M TRIM TAPE, AND ACETONE I REMOVED BOTH THE TAILGATE AND GRILL EMBLEMS THE TAILGATE WAS DEFINITELY THE HARDEST OF THE 2 BUT WITH A LITTLE PATIENCE AND A HAIR DRYER I WAS ABLE TO GET THE EMBLEM OFF ONCE I HAD BOTH EMBLEMS OFF I STARTED APPLYING THE ACETONE AND THIS TAKES SOME ELBOW GREASE BUT ITS WORTH IT IN THE END THE ACETONE WILL COMPLETELY STRIP THE OLD CLEAR COAT AND PAINT AND YOU SHOULD GET A SMALL BRUSH TO GET DOWN IN THE CRACKS GOOD I GOT A $1 TOOTH BRUSH AND IT WORKED FINE SO AFTER 30 MIN. OR SO OF SCRUBBING YOU SHOULD HAVE THE EMBLEM COMPLETELY CLEANED NEXT I APPLIED AN ALUMINUM POLISH TO MAKE THEM REALLY SHINE THEN ITS BACK ON WITH THE EMBLEMS THE TAILGATE AS YOU SHOULD KNOW BY THIS POINT IS WHERE YOULL NEED THE 3M DOUBLE SIDED TAPE SO NOW ALL TO DO IS POP THEM BACK IN AND WHILE I WAS AT IT I ALSO CLEANED ALL THE BLACK PAINT FROM MY SIDE EMBLEMS MY TRUCK HAS THE CHROME PKG SO I LEFT THEM SHINY BUT I DONT SEE WHY YOU COULDNT PAINT THEM A COLOR OF YOUR CHOICE JUST BE SURE TO SCUFF THEM UP A BIT SO PAINT WILL STICK BUT HERE ARE THE PHOTOS I WISH I WOULD HAVE TAKEN A BEFOR AND AFTER BUT THIS IS THE END PRODUCThttps://www.f150forum.com/members/kbagphillips1-16335/albums/my-truck/16013-truck-005.jpg
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