Painted badges and aftermarket mirrors on NSR's Yaris - Toyota Yaris Forums

ChinoCharles · 07-25-2006, 03:14 AM

Speaking about the second part of this thread, I took off the "Toyota" and "Yaris" badges from the back of the car recently... thanks Chris for the DIY. Well, I went and bought 15 bucks worth of paint and sandpaper today, split the "Yaris" into individual letters, and sanded/painted the plastic with a couple different kinds of spray. One was a dark gray/marble type effect, one was a satin black spray paint. Both paints were Krylon and I hit both with a clear coat afterwards. I think the satin black and clear coat look awesome and I will be doing the Toyota badges soon. 220/320/400 grit sandpaper (in that order) 5 layers of Krylon plastic paint and a layer or two of clear glaze and it looks awesome. Question is will it look like crap after 6 months of being exposed to road conditions. If not, I'm doing it and putting up a how-to.

07-25-2006, 03:14 AM	#9
ChinoCharles Banned Drives: LB Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: OH Posts: 7,787	Speaking about the second part of this thread, I took off the "Toyota" and "Yaris" badges from the back of the car recently... thanks Chris for the DIY. Well, I went and bought 15 bucks worth of paint and sandpaper today, split the "Yaris" into individual letters, and sanded/painted the plastic with a couple different kinds of spray. One was a dark gray/marble type effect, one was a satin black spray paint. Both paints were Krylon and I hit both with a clear coat afterwards. I think the satin black and clear coat look awesome and I will be doing the Toyota badges soon. 220/320/400 grit sandpaper (in that order) 5 layers of Krylon plastic paint and a layer or two of clear glaze and it looks awesome. Question is will it look like crap after 6 months of being exposed to road conditions. If not, I'm doing it and putting up a how-to.