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Old 10-20-2009, 02:10 AM
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so, sometime soon (tommorow hopefully), i plan on buying some spray paint and doing my front and rear scion emblems. i have a couple questions though so im coming to you guys. let me plumb the depths of your knowlede please

1. am i gonna need to sand the things? they are plastic after all, not like doing a valve cover or w/ever

2. am i gonna need some primer?

3. and lastly, what brand of primer (if needed) and spray paint do you guys reccomend?

thanks everyone

oh, and color suggestions are welcome to. i have a silver tc.
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krylon, and id use a primer and give it a light sand first, dont get too cheap on materials its a cheap project anyways
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my GF's emblems came out way better than this Tc i seen at my school, so just take your time. I didnt use any primer just sanded, painted, sanded again than painted again. I just used duplicolor blk
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sand and paint. i didn't use primer. mine did however begin to chip after time.
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