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Originally Posted by JABCAT
Autoid is offering black front emblems for $72, but their website says out of stock. I attempted to paint the front emblem and the paint didn't stick even after a lot of prep - which was odd. I've painted a lot of emblems on my cars over the years with great success, including the grille emblem on my wife's X3MC, but not this time.  |
Some metals/alloys are highly resistant to coating even with extensive preparation.
I attempted to paint the rear badge with a solvent, not waterborne, coating as generally speaking they are superior. It smeared and wouldn’t cover properly.
Surface preparation is the most important factor in any coating activity but I was unwilling to use sandpaper and potentially ruin the badge.
Bought a black badge instead. YMMV