hey thanks alchemy. yah it's really a preference thing. once i took off the black the emblems kinda 'fit' my car better even though the burger is chrome with dark lettering. i guess this looks more natural to me.
the overspray was dry to the touch...and bonded to the paint. normal rattle-can paint over spray (oem matched paint, etc) is just dust. i paint car bits in my garage off and on and never had this happen to me before.