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Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 29 May 2019, 17:31
by Cobra88
That looks excellent

I thought wrongly that the ebay sticker kit would be poop so bought a new badge from Brikwerx :oops:

Rick

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 29 May 2019, 17:34
by itchyfeet
ZsZ wrote: However aligning 11 stickers on letters instead of scoring them aroud needs more steady hands IMO

Nope it was a piece of pi$$

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 29 May 2019, 17:52
by itchyfeet
Cobra88 wrote:That looks excellent

I thought wrongly that the ebay sticker kit would be poop so bought a new badge from Brikwerx :oops:

Rick


Well maybe, maybe not.

A sticker isn't going to last as long as a printed / painted badge, going to have to be careful when washing the van not to peel the edges.

how much was a new badge?

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 29 May 2019, 17:55
by Cobra88
Think it was £30 ish (can't check a BW site is currently down for some reason)

I didn't use it for long as I prefer having the correct Caravelle GL badge on my bus :roll:
Rick

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 29 May 2019, 18:24
by itchyfeet
Cobra88 wrote:Think it was £30 ish (can't check a BW site is currently down for some reason)

I didn't use it for long as I prefer having the correct Caravelle GL badge on my bus :roll:
Rick


Well I can replace the sticker a few times for £30

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 29 May 2019, 20:20
by jrt
itchyfeet wrote:
jrt wrote:I looked at these https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/202689858439" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
David.

Brilliant, I'm very impressed, thanks David for the heads up :ok


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Looks great...the steady hand of a surgeon :lol:
David.

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 29 May 2019, 20:41
by itchyfeet
jrt wrote: Looks great...the steady hand of a surgeon :lol:
David.

Draftsman :D

no CAD when I first started work, engineering drawings in ink needed the ink scatching off for modification, printed circuit board layouts were done with tape, it's a long time ago now.

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 30 May 2019, 03:59
by ZsZ
itchyfeet wrote:
ZsZ wrote: However aligning 11 stickers on letters instead of scoring them aroud needs more steady hands IMO

Nope it was a piece of pi$$

:ok they look good

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 30 May 2019, 17:28
by itchyfeet
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Ordered another which I'm going to try fitting to the badge on the van this time to see how much harder it is.

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Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 04 Jun 2019, 19:30
by itchyfeet
Fitted another today but with badge on the van and it was just as easy.

fixed the door at a good working height and angle

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found a good use for the ink roller to make sure it's well stuck down

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Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 17 Feb 2020, 12:10
by slowcoach
How are they holding up after some months itchyfeet? My rear end let's itself down ;)

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 17 Feb 2020, 12:29
by itchyfeet
slowcoach wrote:How are they holding up after some months itchyfeet? My rear end let's itself down ;)


Still perfect, applying anything adhesive needs to be clean and dry and tape is usually pressure sensitive which is why I rollered it after applying.

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 17 Feb 2020, 19:58
by slowcoach
Great, thanks, I'll get one sorted out [THUMBS UP SIGN]

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 17 Feb 2020, 20:25
by itchyfeet
slowcoach wrote:My rear end let's itself down ;)

slowcoach wrote:Great, thanks, I'll get one sorted out


smart ar$e :rofl

Re: Painting Transporter badge?

Posted: 24 Feb 2020, 12:45
by Bubble Meister
I did mine the cheap way and assuming the metallic lettering is still good. I taped some cloth to my work bench, keeping the cloth taught, and sprayed some solvent on. I then sprayed the badge in satin black plasticoat. I then flipped the badge upside down and wiped the badge along the cloth, thus wiping the paint off the surface, exposing the metallic lettering. Cheap as chips and still looks good 4 years on.