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Old Jul 16, 2015 | 11:24 PM
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Rear black emblems - matte or gloss?

I am wanting to change The rear Porsche and Cayenne emblem to black emblems

The question is, to go matte black or gloss black? Any opinions or even better pics

Also want to change to black window trims and black roof rails
 
Old Jul 17, 2015 | 07:42 AM
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Go with gloss. Every other black trim is or will be gloss black. Mine is matt but no complaints. Its pops out better. You cant tell from 3 ft away and nobody will notice but you.
 
Old Jul 17, 2015 | 12:28 PM
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For gloss black, should i paint them?

or were can i buy the cayenne emblem?

As suncoast only has the Porsche emblem in gloss black
 
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From my research, to achieve gloss, you would have to either have chrome painted, or possibly matte cleared? I just went with the full set of matte from Suncoast, I doubt the difference will be worth the added hassle and expense to make them gloss.
 
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you can buy the matte one from suncoast like the '15 CGTS

I prefer that look personally, more sporty

 
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If you already have blackout trim, that is in gloss. Given that, my preference is gloss.
 
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Has anyone added GTS logo to the side of the car by the front wheel well. I think the 911 GTS has the GTS logo here.
 
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Gloss but may depend on the color of your car. Mine was black and I had painted the same color gloss black. See my pics.
 
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I just Plasti Dipped mine over the weekend.
They came out with a matte textured finish.

I wanted this to add some contrast to the gloss jet black metallic.


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just watched that video you posted. Looks very easy. Do you have a close up picture showing the letters. I may do this instead of ordering the gloss letters from suncoast.
 
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I tried plastidip twice, Once by the can's instructions, once by youtube video... Couldn't get it to turn out smooth. FL humidity?
 
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Plastidip mine matte black. Looks great. 2 light coat, 1 heavy coat.
 
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Originally Posted by Chris_FL
I tried plastidip twice, Once by the can's instructions, once by youtube video... Couldn't get it to turn out smooth. FL humidity?
I'll get one later today.

Originally Posted by ronan
just watched that video you posted. Looks very easy. Do you have a close up picture showing the letters. I may do this instead of ordering the gloss letters from suncoast.
As AZN said below, the key to a smooth finish is a heavy final coat. I ended up doing 4-5 coats.
2-3 light coats and then the heavy final coat(s).

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Plastidip mine matte black. Looks great. 2 light coat, 1 heavy coat.
 
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I also used plastidip and I put a total of 6 coats. Much easier to clean the edges of the emblems.
 
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