Warning Re Black Pearl Emblems

[Oconee1985]

On Ebay...

I bought some of the black pearl chrome emblems for my SC400 from a guy on ebay (Ebay ID hk-plus)... I was a little worried about buying from a guy out of Hong Kong but he had good feedback and so I bought them... They were shipped to me fast and looked great and I gave a good feedback on ebay... This was about a month ago and last week I noticed the black pearl was starting to turn color and in some spots completely gone and gold showing underneath... This is w/o me washing or waxing and the only thing that could of affected it was the heavy rains here in Georgia that we had the week after I put them on...

Maybe I just got the bad one of the bunch but I’ve sent the guy several emails last week and yesterday and as of today haven’t heard anything back... So buyers beware... I just wished I could go in and change my feedback... I guess now I am going to take the pieces of crap off and see if I can get them black powder coated by someone local... I plan on taking some digital pictures so if anyone wants to see them email me at hoytinthesouth@hotmail.com

[jbarhorst2]

You will not be able to powder coat these emblems.

Powder takes quite a bit of heat to cure and you would melt them if you tried this.

You will only be able to liquid paint these.

Tom

[SKperformance]

Always clearcoat any finished emblem

[WeatherDon]

As of this writing that eBay seller has had 22 negative postings to his feedback in the past month alone, 113 negatives in the past six months. As the old saying goes, Caveat Emptor (let the buyer beware).

[Oconee1985]

It looks like I will be stripping these emblems down and painting them myself... I still havent heard from the guy and Ive made a point to send him a freindly reminder every day... But I figured maybe he needs a little incentive to e-mail me so I sent him an e-mail telling him that if he hasnt responded to me by tomorrow that I am going to start emailing everyone who bids on his emblems on ebay a description of mine and offering to send them a picture... Wonder if he will respond?