One of the most tedious bits about sprucing badges up is the masking off part. So. I've pinched a technique from my model making days.
So, paint on liquid mask for the bits I need to keep clean. paint the badge, peel off the liquid mask, polish the bits to remove overspray. Now ready for the orange glitter infill
What was a half hour job now takes ten minutes. I know I'm not going to be the first to use this technique but someone might benefit. Kev
Feeling badgy
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Bake at 80c for 30 minutes and serve to the sound of "Do you have to put those things in the oven, the whole house smells now"
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Look really good!
What do you use for the orange glitter infill?
Paul.
What do you use for the orange glitter infill?
Paul.
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That’s Kev’s hard earned trade secret! if he told you he’d have to kill youJNNNGS wrote:Look really good!
What do you use for the orange glitter infill?
Paul.
They're rubbish them Jap bikes lad they won't last five minutes! you want to get yourself a nice Royal Enfield!
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no secret Paul, I talked about it on another threadJNNNGS wrote:Look really good!
What do you use for the orange glitter infill?
Paul.
http://www.kettleclinic.co.uk/kcforum/v ... &start=120
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The proportions I ended up with give a deeper orange colour and a good proportion of sparkle
These are :
10ml of resin/hardener
0.3 ml of orange candy dye (you need a 0.2 ml pipette for this)
.3g medium size metalflake (you need a jewellers scales for this) Or just go for two good pinches.Keep stirring the mixture whilst applying to keep the metalflake well dispersed
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wow they are looking excellent Kev,how much do you charge for a pair to be remanufactured? 2sj
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PM sent 2sj2strokejohnny wrote:wow they are looking excellent Kev,how much do you charge for a pair to be remanufactured? 2sj
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Not a clear red like the original but looks ok
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I’ve got a set of very rare 750J tank & side panel badges you can practice on if you want? They look a LOT better in the pic than they actually are btw
I borrowed Alan H’s red nail varnish to do the job
I borrowed Alan H’s red nail varnish to do the job
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Re: Feeling badgy
I have a method to replace the broken or missing pins on the back of the badges, LOL
Two strokes, its just that simple.