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Anybody got any bright ideas how to do this?

tried and ink roller and it was better than pad printing or hand painting but still not great, took the paint off again.

I thought maybe spray the badge and sand the top off would give inverted writing but nice to have it more origional.

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I looked at these http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202652303009" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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ohhhhh :ok
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This:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/20mm-Chrome-De ... 1639940705" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And a sharp hobby knife
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ZsZ wrote:This:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/20mm-Chrome-De ... 1639940705" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And a sharp hobby knife

thanks but looks too much effort when a sticker is available.
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I took mine off and sprayed them last week. For now i've just put them back as they are but think I will try the stickers. I wonder how forgiving they are if you don't get it on square first time? :lol:
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itchyfeet wrote:
ZsZ wrote:This:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/20mm-Chrome-De ... 1639940705" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
And a sharp hobby knife

thanks but looks too much effort when a sticker is available.
:ok

However aligning 11 stickers on letters instead of scoring them aroud needs more steady hands IMO
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Just an idea (never tried it), what if you sprayed the whole thing silver, then apply a thin layer of vaseline to the letters, and then spray with black. The black paint should just wipe off the letter faces :)

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Or how about just painting them black for that stealth look!
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I refurbished one of my badges by spraying satin black and then using a chrome pen for the letters. It looked good for about a year.
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Thanks for the suggestions

I have ordered a sticker ai will let you know how I get on.
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https://www.facebook.com/tim.pagebrown" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

this lad can make you one with your own name vans name
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gary1998 wrote:https://www.facebook.com/tim.pagebrown

this lad can make you one with your own name vans name


I already have one with my vans name....it's called Transporter.
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itchyfeet wrote: I already have one with my vans name....it's called Transporter.

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jrt wrote:I looked at these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202689858439" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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Brilliant, I'm very impressed, thanks David for the heads up :ok

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