acetone emblems
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From: Topeka, KS
Anyone else have Ranger emblems that they've acetoned? Cuz I tried my original ones and came up with results like what 99XLT4.04x4 described above and my Ranger is a 93. So if anyone with a new Ranger has done theirs and had success, I'd love to hear about it!
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What about doing this...
Rough the emblems up with some fine sand paper, spray them with Duplicolor self etching primer, then follow up with Duplicolor chrome bumper paint. I have seen a Ranger plastic "honeycomb" grill done like that, and you can't tell its not chrome. It really does look great! Here is a link to the site, it shows alot of nice looking projects.
http://www.dupli-color.com/
Rough the emblems up with some fine sand paper, spray them with Duplicolor self etching primer, then follow up with Duplicolor chrome bumper paint. I have seen a Ranger plastic "honeycomb" grill done like that, and you can't tell its not chrome. It really does look great! Here is a link to the site, it shows alot of nice looking projects.
http://www.dupli-color.com/
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From: Metro DC
Originally Posted by PW01
What about doing this...
Rough the emblems up with some fine sand paper, spray them with Duplicolor self etching primer, then follow up with Duplicolor chrome bumper paint. I have seen a Ranger plastic "honeycomb" grill done like that, and you can't tell its not chrome. It really does look great! Here is a link to the site, it shows alot of nice looking projects.
http://www.dupli-color.com/
Rough the emblems up with some fine sand paper, spray them with Duplicolor self etching primer, then follow up with Duplicolor chrome bumper paint. I have seen a Ranger plastic "honeycomb" grill done like that, and you can't tell its not chrome. It really does look great! Here is a link to the site, it shows alot of nice looking projects.
http://www.dupli-color.com/
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From: Topeka, KS
PW01, I'm gonna buy those new emblems (because I messed up the old ones by soaking them in acetone) and I'll try some scratch tests to see if the black paint does in fact come off. If not, I won't bother acetoning but will go with your method. I appreciate the help!
And still, if any Ranger owners out there have acetoned their emblems, please talk to me about it!!
And still, if any Ranger owners out there have acetoned their emblems, please talk to me about it!!
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From: Meriden Ct
Some of the 99's came with painted F350 emblems. If the F350 part is chrome, the whole emblem is chrome. 99 F350 XL 2wd del truck at work has 1 painted F350 emblem and 1 chrome F350 XL emblem 
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Originally Posted by Bordaine
Some of the 99's came with painted F350 emblems. If the F350 part is chrome, the whole emblem is chrome. 99 F350 XL 2wd del truck at work has 1 painted F350 emblem and 1 chrome F350 XL emblem
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I dont know what kind of acitone you guys have but the stuff here did nothing for me. What about paint remover? Are you guys scraping it also? I didnt want to scratch the chrome under it. I know its chrome under there, cause I took a razor and scratched a small piece off, But that route would take 40 days and 40 nights..............Thanks
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Originally Posted by Bordaine
Just acitone and Qtips. It may take a little bit to get it started.
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