REFURBED TANK BADGES

WHAT D'YA THINK LT DAVE?

 

I don't know about the LT but I think they look damn nice. Mine are put to shame by comparison. All the chrome is gone and its just the bare yellow plastic showing. Although its so uniform that from a distance the untrained eye could easily mistake it for that being the color it's supposed to be.

 

Once they get too bad, you can just paint them. I do painting as a sideline, so I just painted the letters in red to match my bikes colors and they turned out great! Be careful if you try to buff them out. That coating wears off easily if your too agressive.

 

Did you restore those? If so, how? I've a set that I'm working on, but my "chrome" isn't anything as shiney as yours. Do tell.

 

OUTstanding!

ya' done good! but then i figured being a Wizard you could probably work magic with them...

heres a before pic for everyone to see...



the top left arm of the top badge is missing the gilding and nearly the entire (okay it IS the entire gilding) is missing from the bottom badge...

 

MODUS OPERANDI.
I used paint stripper to remove the guilding and backing color, then sprayed the black, i overlaid the letters with 6mm gold coach line, trimming where necessary with a craft knife. I was just pleased the bike isn't a YOMOHO.

 

AHH yes...

if you look really really closely you can see where the 'tape' is overlapped on the Ms...

still very very good job...

 

Okay, here's a riddle for you guys. The little "650" badge on my airbox cover has a groove cut into it from the lower cowels on my fairing. I've since removed the lowers so I could use highway pegs, but how can I fix the damaged badges? I've browsed some of the sites referenced here for replacement badges, and it would seem that these badges are not available. I'm guessing I could fill in the grooves with a resin of some kind and then sand it and clean up the edges before painting or guilding. What sort of product would you recommend?

 

Wizard, those look Super! I would like to do the same. So a couple of questions:
"gold coach line" is metallic foil, right? Where might I locate some, a signmaker? Craft store?

How does it adhere to the tank badge?
Did you overcoat the finished badge with anything? (urethane or...?)

thanks for the inspiration.

 

most auto paint stores keep these pinstripes / coach lines, just peel the backing off to stick. the whole piece gets a couple of coats of clear lacquer as the final op' - do some tests off the piece to make sure all the components are compatable, if not you can get a very unpleasant paint stripper effect. ( see my post in lounge - "tanked up" ) to see the final product. good luck.

 

wizard thoes look great. I thought about some kind of foil for mine but hadn't reserched it yet, Thanks for doing that for me. Do thoes emblems mount with adhesive or something else?

 

double sided foam tape is the go.

 

i take it you have tried this site. http://www.reproductiondecals.com
they might have yours.
good luck.

 

I looked through my Trimbrite catalogue and found a product they carry called Chrome Brite that should work:



It's a 3" x 60" roll of self adhesive, heat resistant foil tape. It's part number is T1818 if you go looking for it. Costs around $10 a roll. I picked up a roll and will give it a try seeings how the paint sticks and rattle can chrome didn't turn out very good.

 

checking the 900 going on ebay noticed these tank badge foil letters a Yamaowner apparently made and is selling for 1100s.

 

Done my tank badges and come out good. Found 6" X 3Ft. self adheasive peel and stick at a hobby shop for $3.99. For the slot car,RC and remote control car guys. They had about 15 diffrent color foils to choose from. I used a heat gun after cutting a square to fit the letter and it curled it around the edge of the letter made for easy trimming with an exto knife. Thanks again wizzard

 

Wizard, you paint-stripped the gilt and paint before refurbing. Think it would work if I just fine-sanded the gilt, then sprayed it all black and applied new foil?

thanks

 

yeh, sanding should be ok, but not less than 320, or the plastic will go "fluffy"

 

Hate to ask a stupid question but what is (i overlaid the letters with 6mm gold coach line) can u be more specific yours look outstanding and would like to do the same.

 

the coach line is self adhesive tape, you can get all colors and sizes from your auto paint shop, the stuff you would use to put a line down the side of a car.