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Old 04-19-2014, 07:17 AM   #5
Nine8Six
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Paint is too thick. Even if you cut it, it wont give you the clear (see-through) that you are looking for.

Lookup for "clear casting resin" and "clear epoxy resins". Both are excellent. For the red dye, use any organic base ones. If chemical, only use the dye that the resin manufacturer recommends.

Knock off all that red coating on that emblem, clean with acetone, heat up the emblem as hot as it can possibly be while mounted there, and apply the resin with a syringe.

Assuming you don't have a vacuum chamber, pre-heating the emblem will help for the the bubbles to escape. Avoid those at all cost

Should look just like new!
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