Shaving rear emblem holes...where to start?

[HondaTypeJ]

Ok, I am planning on doing this myself, unless it is way cheap to have someone else do it. I want to fill in the holes where the rear Honda Emblem was at and paint over it. If I were to do it myself, what type of supplies would I need and where to get them. My last question is, roughly, how much would it cost me to have a body shop do it?

[slowEJ6]

its going to cost you more to do it than a body shop unless you have a paint gun, compressor, bondo, etc.
maybe $100 to have it done at a body shop. you could do the prep work yourself if you want to keep costs somewhat down. sand down the area around the emblem holes, if you can......weld or at least jb weld something behind the holes so that the bondo has a backing....after doing that put some bondo to fill in the holes.....you dont want TOO much excess but some is good.....let it dry and harden - for a while. then sand it down again so you have a smooth sanded and shaved surface, then mask off the painted areas very well, and spray down some primer, sand the primer to a nice smooth finish. bring it to a body shop and have them paint.
primer, bondo, sandpaper, jbweld, and whatever you use to back the holes - wont be too expensive.

[ddr_max]

what you need to do is get some spray foam and spray i little in the holes where the emblem was ,that will give the bondo somthing to hit .wait for it to harder and apply bondo,you DONT need alot of it the more you use the harder its going to be to sand it .then you need to sand it {ask a body shop about what grit to use } depending on the color of your car you might be able to use a spray can paint use only krylon dont get cheap paint .when it is dry i mean real dry wet sand it lightly till it is smooth then buff it out and your good to roll

[slowEJ6]

better idea - paint shops will give you any color you want in a spray can for about $8 - if you REALLY cant afford to have it professionally done.

[HondaTypeJ]

I am having them repaint the enitre car because some Ass wipe (I know who did it and I will get revenge), keyed my car. I have wanted to shave the holes so I figured since I am repainting it, go ahead and fill in the holes.

[slowEJ6]

ahhh, well then just follow my steps to prep it.....and there you go, dont need any kind of special paint to match your color......just slap on some primer since yer gettin it painted.

what color?

[2000Pimpinex]

Whatever you do, please save yourself the money and do it yourself. Just take your time and be patient.

[4jacks]

BONDO sells a little kit for repairing holes that has some fiberglass and bondo and a scrapper tool.. like $10... the fiberglass holds in the bondo =)

Yea do it your self...

I"m not getting repainted... so I just put a Decal over the Holes :rolleyes:

[HondaTypeJ]

I went there (Home Depot) and this guy said he has a lot of people that come in asking the same thing...how to fill in the decal holes. He gave me this stuff...it is like liquid weld. It comes with 2 tooth paste-like tubes and you mix an equal amount together and VOILA! I filled in the holes with the stuff. Let it dry. Then used 100 and then 320 sand paper. Came out real nice. Once I get it repainted (my entire car), it will look flawless.

[slowEJ6]

bondo+fiberglass mix with no backing will sink. i assure you of this.

[ddr_max]

Originally posted by hybrid3do0rcx
bondo+fiberglass mix with no backing will sink. i assure you of this.


insert spray foam here duh!

[slowEJ6]

insert i wasnt talking to you quote here. :cool:

[ddr_max]

Originally posted by hybrid3do0rcx
insert i wasnt talking to you quote here. :cool:
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[HondaTypeJ]

Said it wasnt neccesary.