Painted Trunk Max Logo
01-16-2006, 05:46 PM
#1
Painted Trunk Max Logo
I stripped and painted my Max letters metallic graphite, much better than the flat black I painted them before. I also painted my surround for my guages with the graphite. Any other ideas?
01-16-2006, 08:09 PM
#6
Color looks excellent; alignment is off. Even though I have the one-piece MAXIMA (97-99) I still fear that if I removed my emblem to paint it I would not be able to line it up perfectly, so I'm consdering just masking it off really well and then painting it on the car. I have a black Max so a tiny bit of overspray would not stand out. What type of adhesive did you use to put the letters back on?
Also, you should paint the keyhole to match.
Also, you should paint the keyhole to match.
01-16-2006, 08:28 PM
#8
Originally Posted by VQuick
Color looks excellent; alignment is off. Even though I have the one-piece MAXIMA (97-99) I still fear that if I removed my emblem to paint it I would not be able to line it up perfectly, so I'm consdering just masking it off really well and then painting it on the car. I have a black Max so a tiny bit of overspray would not stand out. What type of adhesive did you use to put the letters back on?
Also, you should paint the keyhole to match.
Also, you should paint the keyhole to match.
I used weatherproof double stick foam tape from Home Depot, its the red stuff.
It was late last night when I put the letters back on, I knew they wouldn't be perfect, I should have waited until today in the day light.
01-17-2006, 12:33 AM
#12
Originally Posted by VQuick
Color looks excellent; alignment is off. Even though I have the one-piece MAXIMA (97-99) I still fear that if I removed my emblem to paint it I would not be able to line it up perfectly, so I'm consdering just masking it off really well and then painting it on the car. I have a black Max so a tiny bit of overspray would not stand out. What type of adhesive did you use to put the letters back on?
Also, you should paint the keyhole to match.
Also, you should paint the keyhole to match.
01-17-2006, 03:45 PM
#14
Yeah, that's what I was going to add. If you do it in daylight and look at the right angle, you can see exactly where it was. So maybe that's the best way.
I know double sided tape is pretty sticky, but might there be something stronger? Fr33way what did you use?
I know double sided tape is pretty sticky, but might there be something stronger? Fr33way what did you use?
01-17-2006, 06:10 PM
#18
Originally Posted by VQuick
Yeah, that's what I was going to add. If you do it in daylight and look at the right angle, you can see exactly where it was. So maybe that's the best way.
I know double sided tape is pretty sticky, but might there be something stronger? Fr33way what did you use?
I know double sided tape is pretty sticky, but might there be something stronger? Fr33way what did you use?
and its weather proof tape so its really sticky
01-17-2006, 06:11 PM
#19
Originally Posted by incognito903
i give u props
maybe paint the keyhole or ur wheels if theyre stock
maybe paint the keyhole or ur wheels if theyre stock
it too bad I just bought 4 new 15" tires, so I'm not gonna get any 16" SE wheels any time soon.
01-17-2006, 06:16 PM
#20
Originally Posted by Northern Maxima
Looks good!
So you didn't like the black emblems? I'm just curious because that's the color I wanted to paint mine and I have a white Max too.
So you didn't like the black emblems? I'm just curious because that's the color I wanted to paint mine and I have a white Max too.
I used flat black, and it looked unfinished, like it was primer. I think glossy black would look good.
I didn't primer the letters first so the paint faked off as I was putting them back on. Now the graphite over the black will stick better. So get some primer.
yeah really. 
01-25-2006, 07:50 PM
#23
I've decided that when I paint my MAXIMA logo I'm going to leave it on the car and mask it very carefully. I think that will be simpler. Hey, how is the front Nissan grill logo affixed?
01-25-2006, 10:33 PM
#24
Originally Posted by VQuick
I've decided that when I paint my MAXIMA logo I'm going to leave it on the car and mask it very carefully. I think that will be simpler. Hey, how is the front Nissan grill logo affixed?
Keep in mind any over spray will get all over your paint. Its hard enough to trim the double stick tape around the letters with them off of the car. You would have to cut each piece before you put it on the car, so you don't cut into the paint.
Once the letters come off for the first time, anything you use won't be as strong as the factory tape. This is a good thing, so you can repaint easier than the first time.
01-26-2006, 07:16 AM
#27
Originally Posted by ryant35
i used weatherproof foam double stick tape. hot glue would work better, but I don't have a hot glue gun.
Keep in mind any over spray will get all over your paint. Its hard enough to trim the double stick tape around the letters with them off of the car. You would have to cut each piece before you put it on the car, so you don't cut into the paint.
Once the letters come off for the first time, anything you use won't be as strong as the factory tape. This is a good thing, so you can repaint easier than the first time.
Keep in mind any over spray will get all over your paint. Its hard enough to trim the double stick tape around the letters with them off of the car. You would have to cut each piece before you put it on the car, so you don't cut into the paint.
Once the letters come off for the first time, anything you use won't be as strong as the factory tape. This is a good thing, so you can repaint easier than the first time.
01-26-2006, 07:41 AM
#28
Originally Posted by VQuick
What I meant was I'm just going to use regular painter's masking tape on around the letters while still on the trunk, put up some newspaper around the tape to prevent overspray (my car is black anyway, so a little accidental overspray would probably be unnoticeable), paint it, and peel off the tape. Then I'm done, no need to mess with glue or tape and positioning the emblem just right.
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