So, I was tired of buffing the 4runner, decided to screw around with the tailgate's emblem. Its been annoying me that the silver color behind the emblem is always dirty and a royal pain to get (and keep) clean, so I decided to fix it!
Removed the emblem and cleaned up the 3M adhesive, then cut an oval in a few colors of vinyl. Not sure which one I like best, but anything's better than the matte silver Toyota did behind it (looks like they etched it instead of painting it).
Red would be interesting, but not really my thing:
Then there's taupe mist metallic, sort of a champagne-gold-brown color, which is very subtle:
Copper? Interesting, but a bit too much I think!
Nacre! Or, it normal words, white pearl. Who the hell came up with that name anyways???
And finally, reflective white:
And at night, when there's light shining directly on it:
Think I'll leave the reflective white on for now, I might try a few other colors later on, but this is the one that appeals the most to me. Its definitely different!
I might try doing some digital printed gradations too, something like this:
Okay, done screwin' around, back to buffing...