I damaged the paint while replacing my hood emblem. Suggestions?

[z1m1ex]

I wish I could go back and take it slower. That's probably where I messed up. But what's done is done.

Any suggestions on the best way to repair the damage?

 

[nhcowboy28]

You already know... repair shop respray.

There isn’t anything that’s going to make that look better to where you won’t look at it every day.

 

[RonNSoCal]

With a respray, you can at least choose to delete the emblem altogether, which looks the best in my opinion. I replaced my front emblem with a Stinger badge, which came out okay but is a little larger than the KIA badge. I figured if the paint underneath got damaged it would be hidden by the larger badge. In your case, the paint is damaged in places where there is no hiding it so you are pretty much screwed. So sorry.

 

[z1m1ex]

You already know... repair shop respray.

There isn’t anything that’s going to make that look better to where you won’t look at it every day.

Repair shop respray? What's that mean? They have to repaint the whole bumper?

There's no way to just touch it up and make it look passable?

 

[eflyguy]

There's no way to just touch it up and make it look passable?

Correct.

A good shop could fill, sand, blend, then just clearcoat the whole thing, but labor costs usually dictate just re-spraying the whole thing. That may vary depending on where in the world you are, but it's typically the case here in the USA.

 

[MerlintheMad]

The sad tales multiply. I'm very sorry to see this. And I know that if it happened to me, I would try to touch it up; got nothing to lose, so see what you can achieve. I had a similar bit of damage, to the black plastic like you, made by a rock near my right headlight. Tried half a dozen times to make it look "invisible". Never could. Finally just loaded up some touchup paint in a 1/4" wide brush and went over it in a single pass. Then PPFed the whole front half of my car. It's obviously still there, but it doesn't look terrible. Yes, I know it's there; and I see it when I bring it up aaagain. Otherwise, it's like a blemish to remind me that "nothing in life has any business being perfect". But, you have a spanking new hood badge, flanked by two "parentheses" of damage: not quite the same thing, is it? So, give it a whirl. Learn how to touchup, make it as good as you can; then move on; and get it healed professionally if you can't live with it.

 

[87and66]

very sorry this happened. I did something similar right after getting my car. I ended using an aftermarket oval badge to cover it up. Eventually, I had the bumper replaced for other reasons. So no more oval badge. But it hid the paint damage when I needed it to. If a different badge doesn't cover it, you'll have to have it repainted

 

[Kia Stinger]

You could always use the oval E emblem to cover the damage...

The Fantastic Oval E!

Engineered by Excellence. Exclusive. Exquisite. Evolutionary… The Kia Stinger doesn’t get any KIA badges in its domestic market – so why should yours? Upgrade your style with an O…

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[RonNSoCal]

You could always use the oval E emblem to cover the damage...

The Fantastic Oval E!

Engineered by Excellence. Exclusive. Exquisite. Evolutionary… The Kia Stinger doesn’t get any KIA badges in its domestic market – so why should yours? Upgrade your style with an O…

stingerforum.org

I doubt this would be large enough to cover the damage you show in the pictures. If you are into racing stripes, you might be able to hide the damage with them, or possibly some sort of decal, ghost flames or some other applied design. Another option might be to just repaint part of the front in a complementary color similar to your paint to give your car a subtle custom look. Maybe it is time for you to become creative.

 

[cwatt79]

My paint was damaged by a detail shop I paid $50 to remove my badges. They tried touching it up but the touch up paint wasn't even close and it looked terrible. It cost them $980 to have the bumper repaired, the immediate area repainted/blended, and the entire bumper clear coated. Luckily the shop got a good match and did not have to blend into the hood.

If the Panthera Metal is not a three-stage paint like my HiChroma Red, the cost should be a good bit cheaper. Three stage paint is much more tedious to work on and match.

 

[Kia Stinger]

I doubt this would be large enough to cover the damage you show in the pictures. If you are into racing stripes, you might be able to hide the damage with them, or possibly some sort of decal, ghost flames or some other applied design. Another option might be to just repaint part of the front in a complementary color similar to your paint to give your car a subtle custom look. Maybe it is time for you to become creative.

The oval E badge is wider than the KIA badge on the front of the Stinger. I'm pretty confident this would cover the damage...

 

[ChaneRZ]

I’ve been there. Got mine hole filled and repainted. No more badge on mine.

 

[Sime]

How I fixed the damage from removing a badge was to not actually remove it.

I know……………

 

[Gellero]

I wish I could go back and take it slower. That's probably where I messed up. But what's done is done.

Any suggestions on the best way to repair the damage?

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Same thing happened to me.......had the round badge......but the Oval "E" which is about the same dimension of the original just barely fit over the damage I caused. The front badge needs low heat for an extended time for removal...I was too impatient.

 

[RonNSoCal]

Same thing happened to me.......had the round badge......but the Oval "E" which is about the same dimension of the original just barely fit over the damage I caused. The front badge needs low heat for an extended time for removal...I was too impatient.

I replaced my round Kia with a Loden oval Stinger badge which is black chrome and is rather large, but would cover a little more damage if needed, but nothing big. Unfortunately, it reminds me of a large belt buckle because of its size and the fact that it does not fit as flush as the curved Kia badge. On my Panthera gray car, it does not stand out too much, but on a different color could be seen as an eyesore by some people. The best look, of course is no badge at all, but being cheap, I would not consider this option unless I screwed up the paint so badly that it became necessary.

 

[Bigbikes]

I replaced my round Kia with a Loden oval Stinger badge which is black chrome and is rather large, but would cover a little more damage if needed, but nothing big. Unfortunately, it reminds me of a large belt buckle because of its size and the fact that it does not fit as flush as the curved Kia badge. On my Panthera gray car, it does not stand out too much, but on a different color could be seen as an eyesore by some people. The best look, of course is no badge at all, but being cheap, I would not consider this option unless I screwed up the paint so badly that it became necessary. View attachment 49313

That badge is so big it's visible from the moon..

 

[RonNSoCal]

That badge is so big it's visible from the moon..

I do not know about that, but I think it could be used as a pseudo rodeo championship belt buckle.

 

[roublegogna]

I’ve been there. Got mine hole filled and repainted. No more badge on mine.

How much did it costed bro. I messed up yoo while replacimg the badge

 

[roublegogna]

I wish I could go back and take it slower. That's probably where I messed up. But what's done is done.

Any suggestions on the best way to repair the damage?

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It happed with me bro. What did you do and how much it costed you ?

 

[GregS]

Good excuse for a new car!