Morning all! After getting my truck back from the bodyshop after our freak hailstorm I decided to finally stop being lazy and get rid of the totally 80's painted on logo's and go with a more factory look.
Starting on the tailgate, just some prep work:
Removed:
I hadn't polished out this area yet, but a single pass with polishing compound brought the single stage paint back.
What we started with on the doors:
Letting the oven cleaner do its thing:
Almost there:
Completely removed and polished where it used to be:
Bedside prep:
Removed and the entire bedside was polished this time:
And finally the afters of it all!
The "T" on the Tacoma looks off in the picture for some reason, but I assure you it's not.
All in all I have about $100 into this "project" for the emblems and decals. I know the Toyota 4WD sticker looks a little outta place on the tailgate, but I like it. I know some might be questioning using oven cleaner on automotive paint, but it worked well and didn't to any harm to the factory paint. Definitely an old school trick my dad taught me. I know some would have left it debadged, but it looked way too plain for me.
Starting on the tailgate, just some prep work:
Removed:
I hadn't polished out this area yet, but a single pass with polishing compound brought the single stage paint back.
What we started with on the doors:
Letting the oven cleaner do its thing:
Almost there:
Completely removed and polished where it used to be:
Bedside prep:
Removed and the entire bedside was polished this time:
And finally the afters of it all!
The "T" on the Tacoma looks off in the picture for some reason, but I assure you it's not.
All in all I have about $100 into this "project" for the emblems and decals. I know the Toyota 4WD sticker looks a little outta place on the tailgate, but I like it. I know some might be questioning using oven cleaner on automotive paint, but it worked well and didn't to any harm to the factory paint. Definitely an old school trick my dad taught me. I know some would have left it debadged, but it looked way too plain for me.