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Nah, mine's like a 7-10 footer but I still see the how rough the emblem
paint looks at that. New emblems will make some of the other flaws less
noticable. I used some black again the other day on the piece behind the
license plate. WOW! What a great product. That part looks like new now
and has been through a carwash and a couple rainstorms since I did it.
----- Original Message -----
From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: " Geordy Rostad " <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Cc: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, October 15, 2007 3:45 AM
Subject: Re: emblems
> Ah, this is a 1" away quality car, not a 20' away type like mine (note
> jealousy). Well then, I dont know, sorry. Mine really needs paint on the
> whole car not just the emblems.
> Cathy
>
> On 11:36 pm 10/14/07 "Geordy Rostad" <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> I just did that today but I'm not really satisfied with the results.
>> I just want new ones if anyone knows where to buy them. The car
>> deserves it. I just had a set of BBS RA's professionally refinished
>> for it so I need to complete the look.
>>
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "C Boyko" <roccit_53@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> To: " Geordy Rostad " <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Cc: <scirocco-l@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
>> Sent: Sunday, October 14, 2007 7:44 PM
>> Subject: Re: emblems
>>
>>
>> > On 6:08 pm 10/14/07 "Geordy Rostad" <geordy@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>> >> This is probably a dumb question but does anyone know where I
>> >> could obtain new rear hatch emblems for my 16v? They are kind of
>> >> faded and not very nice whereas the car has a decent newer paint
>> >> job on it so they really stand out in a bad way.
>> >>
>> >> --
>> >> Geordy
>> >>
>> >
>> > You could prime and spray the whole thing with flat black, then
>> > carefully use a compatible model paint to do the letters. I've
>> > done my 16V with the usual Testor's stuff and it's holding up
>> > well. If you're thinking of replacing them anyway, it's not a huge
>> > risk. cathy
>
>