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Looks great and exactly what I want to do to ours, including the red S. So did you buy these, plastidip or something else? Let me know so I can finally do this as well!
They are much cheaper to get than the gloss black emblems.
Yes indeed! The difference in OEM matte versus gloss black is around $400! The gloss black comes from Porsche Exclusive, hence the difference (which still doesn't REALLY explain why).
The lettering on my 2013 Turbo has begun to peel. I'd prefer to replace them with black. Where did you buy the letters and how was the installation process?
I have done lettering "painting" with plastidip on most of my cars and it comes out great and it is really cheap... no damage to paint... can peel off and repeat if you want to... and get the black matte look that I like... cheers
Galion, the edges of your letters look clean and sharp, compared to some other Plastidipped letters I've seen on youtube. Do you have any tips?
Do you recommend roughing up the letters with fine sandpaper first?
Did you tape off the body around the letters first, or did you let overspray land on the body and then peel it off? If you peeled excess off of the body, did it come off cleanly around the letters or did you need to score the edges for a clean cut? Did you peel it off of the body after each coat, or at the end? Maybe I should just try it, since it is reversible.
Porsche uses a type of jig to align the letters. I thought about buying a new set of letters, painting or wrapping them, and then applying them to the body. I thought I might make a mould of the old letters with air-drying modeling clay so that it would be possible to get the letters aligned perfectly again.
But I might just try Plastidip, and if it doesn't come out perfectly, then it is reversible.
I spoke with a well know Porsche authorized body shop in our area back when I was considering purchasing a set of the OEM black emblems for my CTT. I inquired to see if they had the OEM jigs to align the letters. They did not, and explained the reason why is that Porsche charges a ridiculous amount for the authorized shops to get their hands on these for the various models. They used their own in-house method for alignment.
I did mine on Cayenne using Plastidip and it came out perfect. I can dig up the pics. My 911 was ordered with blacked out badges and they're starting to wear out (silver is coming through) so I might have to dip them too.
Galion, the edges of your letters look clean and sharp, compared to some other Plastidipped letters I've seen on youtube. Do you have any tips?
Do you recommend roughing up the letters with fine sandpaper first?
Did you tape off the body around the letters first, or did you let overspray land on the body and then peel it off? If you peeled excess off of the body, did it come off cleanly around the letters or did you need to score the edges for a clean cut? Did you peel it off of the body after each coat, or at the end? Maybe I should just try it, since it is reversible.
It’s a very simple procedure, but a common mistake is that most of us are anxious to see the results and peel the plastidip too early. Let it dry overnight,
Do not sand the letters, just clean with isopropyl alcohol and a Q-tip, mask a large area around the letters, apply 05-06 coats, 15 minutes between coats, let it dry overnight.
PIck a corner and peel at an angle, it will come off cleanly. I used a toothpick to work on some edges.
What Galion says, no roughing up, just clean up well. Mask the rear of the car and don't do it in windy conditions. I did 8 light coats at various angles from about 6'' away. Use a softer toothpick to score the Plastidip before peeling off the excess. Don't worry, the paint on these tanks is plenty tough for soft toothpicks.
Galeon, did you seal the Pastidip? With Glossifier or something like that?
Galeon, did you seal the Pastidip? With Glossifier or something like that?
Yeah, I applied just one final coat of satinizer, not necessary though. I just wanted a more satin finish like my wife’s Macan GTS black emblems, turned out nice.
