Blacked out emblems.

[Monchichi8]

Took the day to start a lil project. comments welcomed. Still not sure if Iam going to leave the S4 badging on.What do you guys think?

Stock look.

Debaged.

Painted.Used Plasti-dip. Like the finish, matches my front grills.

Just the blacked out rings.

And now the S4 part. Took out the Red, left it the shiny silver.


All in all, it came out pretty good. The Plasti dip is super easy to use and coats all those hard to adhere to chrome/ plastic chrome pieces very well with a great finish.

[ant7701]

looks great....i'd go get a piece of red sticker from your local sticker store and go to town with a razor blade. The all black S4 badge doesnt look that bad but with the red in the middle it would look amazing.

Rings look great too!!!

[MOFSTEEL]

Was there any prep work involved?? or did you just spray?

[live2shrednm]

Looks awesome....

[Monchichi8]

looks great....i'd go get a piece of red sticker from your local sticker store and go to town with a razor blade. The all black S4 badge doesnt look that bad but with the red in the middle it would look amazing.

Rings look great too!!!

Thanks..I Was trying to be a lil different so I pulled the red out oh and because I F*$ked it up.LOL...IF you notice its sliver/chrome where the red used to be.I didn't do it all black. here a better pic of when I was just placing the emblems on back with blue tape.
MOFSTEEL .As far as prep. Acetone, a clean rag and I painted light even layers until I liked what I saw.

[Robrich23]

what did you use to re attach the rings?

[gpxluke]

what do u use to stick the emblem back???3m tape? I was thinking of doing the same thing

[enigma1406]

I like the way it looks with the red left showing. Not a good comparison but close enough.



Also on the front, although it's a bit stealth.

[PSYC0TIC ONE]

damn, very nice... if you could post a write up maybe... I would like to do this on my car but, I like the "black chrome" look vice the, matte black look

I like the way it looks with the red left showing. Not a good comparison but close enough.



Also on the front, although it's a bit stealth.

that is just beautiful!!!! my god!! nice work man

[bigmerle]

what do you use to re attach them?

[ichibunz]

looks great.

[Monchichi8]

3m double sided sticky tape. Cut strips..lay it out around the emblems.

[earhythmic]

sounds like it was a lot cheaper than this too!

[Monchichi8]

sounds like it was a lot cheaper than this too!

Cost me $6.00 bucks for the paint.and 2 beers. Had all the other stuff from previous projects.

[bigmerle]

sounds like it was a lot cheaper than this too!

Yeah, that seems like a bit of a rip off

[Kronic Budz]

i actually got my trunk resprayed recently and have my old audi emblem and was told i should buy a new one but there like $40 at the dealer so you guys think i can just clean the old tape off my emblem and apply some 3m on there and stick it back on??

[MOFSTEEL]

i actually got my trunk resprayed recently and have my old audi emblem and was told i should buy a new one but there like $40 at the dealer so you guys think i can just clean the old tape off my emblem and apply some 3m on there and stick it back on??

You can buy them at www.vagparts.com for $15.50.

[Monchichi8]

i actually got my trunk resprayed recently and have my old audi emblem and was told i should buy a new one but there like $40 at the dealer so you guys think i can just clean the old tape off my emblem and apply some 3m on there and stick it back on??

YES. Goof off. turn emblem upside down, soak the sticky tape with Goof Off for 10-15 min and the old stuff comes right off with your finger. Cut strips of new 3m double sided tape and apply. This is NOT hard.Anyone can do it,unless your blind and have no hands.

[bigmerle]

I just did it...thumbs are a little sore from rubbing off the sticky crap....but it does look money!!

[AvantNoir]

sounds like it was a lot cheaper than this too!

Watch it!

You cannot compare what I am doing to what he just did.

Sorry, I just had to speak up.

To the OP, rings look good. No comment on the S Badge.
Hope they hold up to washing & weather

[earhythmic]

Watch it!

You cannot compare what I am doing to what he just did.

Sorry, I just had to speak up.

To the OP, rings look good. No comment on the S Badge.
Hope they hold up to washing & weather

lol I posted that just to get a reaction out of you I'm still going with your stuff as soon as the S4 badges are availale

[AvantNoir]

lol I posted that just to get a reaction out of you I'm still going with your stuff as soon as the S4 badges are availale

Funny earhythmic, funny. As a matter of fact, I have an S4 badge on my bench. I got a box of various badges & all the rings for the GB yesterday from OEMpl.us. Vinyl is being sized & cut as I write, I should have it by midweek. So, the "S4" rear emblems are close... very close..

[smithm5]

i did this to my B6, and i found reapplying the old logo was hard.

I went to the dealer, and bought some rings. used razor blade to cut around them (they came on a sheet) and then painted.

had a small OOOO piece of paper on the back to peel, and bam, OEM attachment. I could never get the 3m tape to sit as flush as the oem stuff on the trunk.

i didnt do much prep, just clean and plastidip.

[bigmerle]

how much??

i did this to my B6, and i found reapplying the old logo was hard.

I went to the dealer, and bought some rings. used razor blade to cut around them (they came on a sheet) and then painted.

had a small OOOO piece of paper on the back to peel, and bam, OEM attachment. I could never get the 3m tape to sit as flush as the oem stuff on the trunk.

i didnt do much prep, just clean and plastidip.

[smithm5]

honestly i dont remember.

i made a thread about it a while back in teh B6 section.

i want to say emblem was 15$ ? it comes on a big rectangle backing. I just used an exacto knife and traced around the paper, so it looked like there was nothing on it. then painted, and attached.

plastidip is liek 5$ anywhere...

[nealRlett]

the S-Badge needs to say red, but thats just me.

[AvantNoir]

the S-Badge needs to say red, but thats just me.

I agree

[Monchichi8]

Watch it!

You cannot compare what I am doing to what he just did.

Sorry, I just had to speak up.

To the OP, rings look good. No comment on the S Badge.
Hope they hold up to washing & weather

Wow. And why not??? Thanks for saying mine came out looking like shit just because I didn't spend 80 bucks on a set of rings. And thanks for "hoping" they will hold up. Its Plasti-dip!!! Its supposed to hold up!!!! Heres how bad the front of my car looks after a couple months of washing, waxing and driving around the rock nicking streets of Colorado using the same treatment on my front grill/s.

I know, I know...looks sooo shitty just because it different from every other badge out there.

[AvantNoir]

[QUOTE=Monchichi8;2602591]Wow. And why not??? Thanks for saying mine came out looking like shit just because I didn't spend 80 bucks on a set of rings. And thanks for "hoping" they will hold up. Its Plasti-dip!!! Its supposed to hold up!!!! Heres how bad the front of my car looks after a couple months of washing, waxing and driving around the rock nicking streets of Colorado using the same treatment on my front grill/s.

Dude, you need to chill a little. I NEVER said they look like shit, you just did. My comment to you was a compliment. I said, "they look good", and they do.
I'm just not one for Plastic Dip. I don't care if you buy mine or not.
More power to you.

[Monchichi8]

[QUOTE=AvantNoir;2602712]

Wow. And why not??? Thanks for saying mine came out looking like shit just because I didn't spend 80 bucks on a set of rings. And thanks for "hoping" they will hold up. Its Plasti-dip!!! Its supposed to hold up!!!! Heres how bad the front of my car looks after a couple months of washing, waxing and driving around the rock nicking streets of Colorado using the same treatment on my front grill/s.

Dude, you need to chill a little. I NEVER said they look like shit, you just did. My comment to you was a compliment. I said, "they look good", and they do.
I'm just not one for Plastic Dip. I don't care if you buy mine or not.
More power to you.

My bad then."You cannot compare what I am doing to what he just did." why not?

[AvantNoir]

[QUOTE=Monchichi8;2603397]

My bad then."You cannot compare what I am doing to what he just did." why not?

New badge, prep sanded, 3 stages (primer, color, & clear) of automotive paint & heat curing for durability vs. Plastic Dip. You tell me. Oh, and I use a professional spray booth. I'm not bagging on you, it's just the facts, and you asked the difference.

[Maverick]

looks good. you can take off the 4 and just put on the leave the S there. I think it looks better

[Monchichi8]

[QUOTE=AvantNoir;2603826]

New badge, prep sanded, 3 stages (primer, color, & clear) of automotive paint & heat curing for durability vs. Plastic Dip. You tell me. Oh, and I use a professional spray booth. I'm not bagging on you, it's just the facts, and you asked the difference.

Yes, I understand what goes into painting.I know the "facts"and just dont have a proffesional spray booth at my disposal. I understand why yours rings cost $80+ bucks a pop and I did 4 sets of rings for $6 bucks with material left over.I'am sure your rings look Great....but I feel mine look damn near as good(different finish) and match exactly with all the other black pieces on the car(grills mostly).For some people your rings will be the better choice as some have no desire or have no Know-how to get the job done.Me, I've worked on every car I ever owned so.... To save the cash here on this project and keep my Coilover savings from being depleated any, this was the better choice for me and besides doing it yourself is very gratifying.

[Monchichi8]

looks good. you can take off the 4 and just put on the leave the S there. I think it looks better

Thanks, I though about that....Still trying to decide. Keep just the S. Keep the both S and 4. Pull them both off and just leave the rings.Add red back to the S.

[R3K8C24]

To the OP: how are the rings holding up for u? I'm thinking about buying a new set of rings and plasti-dip so I can do the same. Cheap and looks good! But I don't want to keep on repeating this process if it's gonna start wearing off, thats why I'm asking how there holding up. Thnaks

[EYE4SPEED]

I'm looking to storm troop the car this winter... the VAGparts site is down. I think I saw on eBay.de some OEM blackout badges. I would like to ge the blackout S4 badge (red flag) and blackout rear rings.

Anybody post a link?

[Monchichi8]

Wow, this thread brought back from the dead! Since then some things have changed but first I want to say....Plasi- Dip Holds up very very well.ITs been about a year now since I did the front grills and no peeling,again....... it holds up extreamly well! I did all the emblems in Plasti dip also but it leaves a flat finish and since the beggining of this thread I had my roof painted a deep shinny black and wanted my emblems to match this same finish and color.I do agree with AvantNoir that New badge, prep sanded, 3 stages (primer, color, & clear) of automotive paint & heat curing for durability vs. Plastic Dip is better quailty and I love the fact that the emblems match the roof.However its a cost issue, I had the emblems done for free when I did my roof so...... I f you want to Plasi-Dip don't be affraid, it looks good, really good! Not Pro Paint booth shiny good but for 6 bucks its hard to beat. For someone looking to mod now and cheap, it works very well. Here are a couple pics I just snapped today for this post. Heres how the front is holding up after a year.Rings are a bout 4 0r 5 months old. Hope this helps people decide which way is best for them. Honestly, I like the contrast between the flat Plasti-dip surround and the shiny emblems! P.S. What do you guys think about ditching the S4 emblems all together??? Still undecided but I kinda think it looks better in the back...just rings.

[Charlescrs6]

Wow, this thread brought back from the dead! Since then some things have changed but first I want to say....Plasi- Dip Holds up very very well.ITs been about a year now since I did the front grills and no peeling,again....... it holds up extreamly well! I did all the emblems in Plasti dip also but it leaves a flat finish and since the beggining of this thread I had my roof painted a deep shinny black and wanted my emblems to match this same finish and color.I do agree with AvantNoir that New badge, prep sanded, 3 stages (primer, color, & clear) of automotive paint & heat curing for durability vs. Plastic Dip is better quailty and I love the fact that the emblems match the roof.However its a cost issue, I had the emblems done for free when I did my roof so...... I f you want to Plasi-Dip don't be affraid, it looks good, really good! Not Pro Paint booth shiny good but for 6 bucks its hard to beat. For someone looking to mod now and cheap, it works very well. Here are a couple pics I just snapped today for this post. Heres how the front is holding up after a year.Rings are a bout 4 0r 5 months old. Hope this helps people decide which way is best for them. Honestly, I like the contrast between the flat Plasti-dip surround and the shiny emblems! P.S. What do you guys think about ditching the S4 emblems all together??? Still undecided but I kinda think it looks better in the back...just rings.

It takes a REAL S4 owner to debadge their S4 emblems

[RocketSurgeon]

I like it better now that the there is red back in the S4 badge

[RAudi Driver]

How did you get the red back on the rear badge?