How To: Ford Oval Color Change

[Casper98]

Original Poster: Casper98

Difficulty: 4 out of 10

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Tired of your stock looking Ford Oval? Want something different this How to will show you how to change the color of your hard Plastic Ford Ovals. How to tell witch ones you have, if you can get a fingernail between the chrome outer ring and the Blue part this will work for you. If not then you should follow this

http://www.ranger-forums.com/forum2/showthread.php?t=10026&highlight=red+ford+emblem


Lets get started shall we!

Materials needed

· Emblem
· Heat source (hair dryer works best)
· Little Screwdriver
· Tape
· Sand Paper
· Paint
· 3M Emblem Adhesive (to glue back together)

http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0265.jpg

Part Number of the Emblem you need
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0266.jpg

First off Heat up the Emblem for 2-3 minutes with the hair dryer.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0273.jpg

Next be careful not to burn yourself on the emblem it will be hot. Now comes the fun part separating the two pices. Grab your little screwdriver and start to pry up on one side. I found that if you work your way into the little grove it separates very easily.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0277.jpg
When you get to this point STOP!! Re-heat the emblem and work the screwdriver around the emblem to separate the pieces. If heated correctly it should come apart like this.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0279.jpg

Now your ready to start sanding the Blue paint off. Don’t worry about the lettering because it is set into the emblem.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0281.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0283.jpg
Once you get all of the blue paint off it will look a little milky, don’t worry when you paint it it will not show.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0284.jpg

Now you can tape off the front side of the emblem and start the paint process.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0288.jpg
I painted mine red to match my truck, but any color should look better than the blue. I did 4 coats of paint to get good coverage.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0290.jpg

Once the paint dries your ready to re-assemble, I used 3M Emblem adhesive on this one, but Superglue should hold just fine. Once its back together your ready to install on your truck.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0292.jpg

Here is a comparison of original on the bottom and modded on top.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0294.jpg

What it looks like installed on the truck.
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0296.jpg
http://i41.photobucket.com/albums/e276/Rolemodel42/Emblem%20how%20to/DSC_0297.jpg

[mjonesjr]

Looks good. When I get a chance, I will submit it for the library. Who knows, it might make it into the magazine.

[Ranger44]

Hmmm....that's nifty!

[Jay FX4]

That's actually pretty cool. I might try this one day. I see the pic with the bag with the part # on it - how do you go about obtaining this? I wouldn't want to try it with the emblem that's already on the truck. And has anyone done anything to the fender emblems?

[Casper98]

I got the emblem from Ford, any older Ranger emblem should work

[RobbieD]

That's a neat trick, and you did a great writeup on it. Good job!

[ranger_mclaren]

What grit sandpaper did you use? and what did you use to attach to truck?

[Jay FX4]

I would use double-stick 3M tape found at auto parts stores.

[BlackBII]

That is pretty neat!

Although rather sacrelige in my book...

But I bleed blue.

[Casper98]

I used 120 Grit sand paper, and 3M double sided tape to re attach it to my truck

[kcm1582]

That's a pretty nice trick. Adds a nice custom touch.

[ranger_mclaren]

I used 120 Grit sand paper, and 3M double sided tape to re attach it to my truck

Thanks dude:icon_thumby:

[Boggin-B-Series]

i might try that and just leave it the white-ish color after the blue is sanded off

[triumphrider-1]

That is pretty neat!

Although rather sacrelige in my book...

But I bleed blue.

Not all Ford emblems are blue, my 8N:
http://media.nowpublic.net/images//f6/0/f607641a3f5d3e29218dc24c6abec05f.jpg

Other Ford agri. decal:
http://www.just8ns.com/indexpage/fordlogo.gif
http://fineartamerica.com/images-medium/ford-tractor-ferrel-cordle.jpg

[mattpresley]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but Will this work on a 2009 emblem? I wanna get one of them on my tailgate to make my truck look newer and I'd like to paint it black to match my rims and future taillights

[flyingbrick]

Sorry if this is a stupid question but Will this work on a 2009 emblem? I wanna get one of them on my tailgate to make my truck look newer and I'd like to paint it black to match my rims and future taillights

Yes, but it is a lot bigger, so just be a little more careful when removing it from the base/ and heating it.

[daniel3507]

As long as it isnt a gel emblem it will work. you can tell if its gel if you can leave your finger nail imprint in it for a few seconds.

[daniel3507]

Did all Ford tractors used to be red? I always thought that they where blue

[scott5640]

wat color did you use to paint it???

[happster]

tried this today on my '00 mustang.... failed miserably. i tried using the old emblem instead of a new one, and it just sort of self-destructed. the lettering didn't come off with the rest of the center section, and it just basically sucked.


ordered in a new one though.... gonna try it again.

[Casper98]

Good luck on the new one! I destroyed about 6 of them to finally get one right

[happster]

SIX? you're kidding me. SIX OF THEM? what happened? did they break in half or come apart or what?

[Casper98]

2 broke and 2 were the wrong type of emblems and 2 ended up looking like crap lol

[happster]

wowwwwwwwwwwwwww. that is terrible. you made it look so simple though....

[Casper98]

practice helps lol

[Cacher]

Very cool idea.

[jaymegriffiths]

Very cool idea.

giving it a try tonight! will let everyone know if it works, i got the emblem for free so it dont matter!
EDIT: huge miserable fail. ended up just playin with my rotary tool i got for 30 bucks with lots pieces. very neat haha

[1995_Ranger_Splash]

This is pretty cool, Im gonna try this on my truck, Do you know if this would work with a 2005 Expedition??

[Explosive]

Went digging through my box of emblems I snagged at work when doing the cash for clunkers, just so happens I've got one the blue ovals, I think I'll give it a shot, cool write up !

[Jiffycake]

If anybody wants one, I have an emblem in good condition in the garage. It's the 2 piece type. send me an offer in PM

[adsm08]

I might try this. My grill emblem got messed up when i blew a rad hose a few years back. She got steamed good and the blue ran, now its a faded, water-damaged, blueish-green. Always figured on replacing it, just never got to it. Do her up black like my truck.

[babytruck]

makes it stand out with out standing out

[Scotty J.]

I might try this. My grill emblem got messed up when i blew a rad hose a few years back. She got steamed good and the blue ran, now its a faded, water-damaged, blueish-green. Always figured on replacing it, just never got to it. Do her up black like my truck.
Ya, my grill emblem would look great with a red background with black lettering.

I'm curious though, the link in the OP's original thread shows how to remove the gel, in it the blue comes off with the gel. In the OP's technique, the blue is behind the emblem? I'm a bit confused about this, are they two different type emblems?

Edit: I just saw the "fingernail" part. Two types of emblems. I'll give this a shot and see if it works.

[scott5640]

http://i820.photobucket.com/albums/zz124/052wdranger/P1014141.jpg