There is exterior paint on my Bronco emblem. How is that possible?

[LA6G]

It doesn’t bother me … I’m more curious about how it happened. I’m picturing a confused robot or an overworked human. It starts on the tail and then sort of dribbles down the back of the horse’s ass.

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[BluebroncoNC]

Well, if that emblem was on the tailgate when the tail gate was painted, someone did one hell of a tape job with one minor exception.

And I'm clueless.

 

[drew707]

Emblems aren’t put on until after paint is completed so it’s likely there was a touch up done and they didn’t catch the drip.

 

[Fat dog]

The edges of the emblem look a bit weird to me. Maybe it’s just the camera angle, but there seems to be a defect right under the black circle you made. I would inspect the edges closer. Sometimes the emblems will just be masked of to repaint instead of removed and re-applied after paint

 

[broadicustomworks]

Yep, tailgate respray at some point after initial paint and assembly.
Whoever did it left that section exposed.
My concern would be the attention to detail and prep.
If they did not take the time to R&I (remove and install) a simple emblem, how much pride did they take in making sure it was prepped/cleaned correctly?
That is proper painting technique rule #1 in doing quality work. Remove everything you can to avoid taping off stuff.

I guess the job overall turned out good enough, as if this is what caught your eye, the paint must match pretty well and look good overall.
I'd try some compound on it for a bit. If it doesn't start to come off I'd take it back to the dealer and express my disgust, ask some questions.

 

[LA6G]

Thanks for the replies! I’ll visit the dealer in the morning. Whoever did the respray did a nice job. Maybe leaving paint on the emblem is how he signs his work.

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