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Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 7:38 pm
by Waterbuffalo
I know you can buy new ones, and the Kettle Club also had original crossed Q ones recreated as well. For the sake of doing it, I preferred to restore these original ones from the mid 70s and refit them to the cylinder barrels.
As they looked on the bike when it was bought.
Stripped of the old creative green paint.
Dressed as best as possible of the dents and now repainted.
The barrels appearance needing some work after badge removal.
The barrel after cleaning off the old clearcoat and oxidation.
Now back on the barrels again, along with new head bolts.
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 9:40 pm
by PaulD738
Nice job Alan, you need lots of patience to restore badges to that level which is why I wouldn't attempt it
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Sat Sep 16, 2017 10:37 pm
by Waterbuffalo
Paul its a lot easier than it looks, most time is spent in prepping the badge.
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 5:48 pm
by Mr Bonehead
Nice job on the decals water buffalo ,what did you use to stick them on with ? Don't want mine blowing off when I am out on the road
Regards Mr B
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 6:40 pm
by BAZ
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Sun Jan 21, 2018 7:13 pm
by canaletto5
Always a laff
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 5:02 pm
by Filly
Hi Waterbuffalo, I admired the work of restoring the Liquid cooled badges, and I wanted to ask you how did you protect the writing from the black background paint and make it so bright without a smudge. Thanks for the information you want to share. Hello
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Mon Feb 05, 2018 10:59 pm
by senicoli
Filly wrote:Hi Waterbuffalo, I admired the work of restoring the Liquid cooled badges, and I wanted to ask you how did you protect the writing from the black background paint and make it so bright without a smudge. Thanks for the information you want to share. Hello
its not rocket science paint the whole thing in your chosen background colour while its still wet get your cotton buds and take the paint of all the raised bits let it dry and give the raised bits a light buff with solvol it does require a steady hand and plenty of cotton buds if you make a b*lls of it clean it and start again dont ask
colin
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Tue Feb 06, 2018 5:04 pm
by slosher
Guys if left to dry fully you can gently scrape off with your thumb nail and then buff up
Re: Liquid cooled badges
Posted: Mon Feb 19, 2018 6:19 am
by rodent