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Post by stevegbr on Mar 12, 2015 9:51:21 GMT
Looks good to me Harold.  |
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Post by Harold on Mar 12, 2015 10:02:16 GMT
Thanks Steve hopefully I can reassemble them as its been a while since I took them apart  |
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Post by stevie on Mar 12, 2015 10:23:26 GMT
Well done Harold, as i said in my previous post water based paints are the way to go for this lettering job, just use a fine scotchbrite pad to rub your black down then a couple of coats of clear to seal everything in, good luck
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Post by Harold on Mar 12, 2015 11:01:44 GMT
Thanks Steve keep your fingers crossed for me |
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 12, 2015 11:09:45 GMT
They are looking good now Harold, that's my next job when I get the master cylinder and calipers finished. I had a go at one a month or two ago,I managed to get the lettering done OK but the black paint was too thick and I used gloss instead of satin, a right mess so back to square one again. I,m going to use Simonize tough black satin finish this time and hope they look as good as yours |
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Post by Harold on Mar 12, 2015 11:38:32 GMT
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Post by stevie on Mar 12, 2015 12:55:02 GMT
By the way harold, just apply 2 light coats of clear over your black, if you go too heavy there may be a chance of a reaction or crazing, another tip is to warm your tin of clear up in hot water or leave it on a radiator to warm up, this makes the clear a finer mist plus it will dry quicker so less chance of runs or sags
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Post by Harold on Mar 12, 2015 13:22:08 GMT
Thanks Stevie I warmed up the black in warm water after reading one of your previous posts and will do the same again with the lacquer, I was hoping to put a few coats on as I don't want it wearing of too quickly, do you think this would be a bad idea ?
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Post by stevie on Mar 12, 2015 14:38:51 GMT
Ok Harold, give it a light first coat, leave it 10 mins then give it another, leave it for a couple of hours then give it a good one (ooer matron) good luck
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Post by Harold on Mar 12, 2015 16:05:01 GMT
Thanks Stevie I will try that later hopefully and let you know how I get on.
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Post by wazzbo on Mar 12, 2015 20:22:49 GMT
Thanks for the link Harold,I`ll wait till you`ve lacquered yours and if its a success I`ll give it a go.
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Post by Harold on Mar 12, 2015 22:31:55 GMT
Lacquered the switches tonight and the good news is it worked there was no point taking photos as they look exactly the same as the ones I posted earlier after trying various ways I would recommend the emulsion route. |
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Post by Harold on Mar 13, 2015 11:26:23 GMT
The only problem with the restoration now is the kill switch I have is a bit manky, I have tried putting vaseline on it and heating it up which works for a while but then it wears off. Any tips or has anyone got a good kill switch they don't need.
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Post by stevie on Mar 13, 2015 11:58:23 GMT
Harold, an option is to coat the kill switch in red printer ink, i have not tried this myself but i think it is a good idea.
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Post by Harold on Mar 13, 2015 12:11:13 GMT
Do you mean just soak it in the ink Stevie ? The problem is the switch seems to have black stains on it too round the edge, perhaps the remnants of dye from wet leather gloves. I was considering painting it to tidy it up.
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