Badges

[XXX-1.8T]

My rear badges are all faded is there anyways to refurb them?

[Oneofthegreats]

Buy new one's, find some on another car that are better than your's or hand brush on some paint.

[h100vw]

What car, if you want MK1 badges Trimsport.co.uk do replicas which are pretty good not cheap mind and only full sets for the GTI. They are fitted with double sided tape but otherwise look just like the real thing.
Gavin

[EndlessMKI]

does anyone know of a way to recreate the silver on the badges?

would come in handy.

[h100vw]

The Trimsport ones are done using a process called blocking. I know because Trimsport are mates of mine.

They have some kind of roller that applies the silver/colour to the badges. Can't elaborate more than that.

Gavin

[brackie]

Silver paint and a roller

(This thread should really be in "Bodywork and Trim" )

Here's how to do it:
1. Go buy an aerosol of chrome paint and a hard rubber roller from and art supplier (I used one from my mrs gear that she used when she taught screen printing and lino typing). The rollers last for ever if you clean them straight after use.
2. Spray some paint (thinly!!) on the back of some wet and dry paper mounted on a dead flat surface, or onto a sheet of glass. Make sure the spray is even.
3. Quickly coat the roller in paint and apply it to the badge before it gets a chance to dry.

I would advise practicing on a few things first until you perfect the technique. I've done heaps of badges and they've all come up good

[gldgti]

if your careful, spraying some silver onto a clean soft rag, and applying manually can be good too

[gtimk5]

I went to a model shop and got a silver marking pen with a thick nib and now, when I get a customers Golf in with crappy badges I quickly redo them. Takes all of 2 minutes per badge to so and comes up looking great.

[EndlessMKI]

any pics or your work gtiMK5 or brackie? : )

this is a handy little thread.

[XXX-1.8T]

this maybe stupid question do u take off the badges or leave them on?

If u take them off how do u do this are they stuck on with glue or are there screws?

cheers!

[brackie]

Leave 'em on

With the roller, you can do them in-situ

[EndlessMKI]

this maybe stupid question do u take off the badges or leave them on?

If u take them off how do u do this are they stuck on with glue or are there screws?

cheers!

there are plastic pins that are on the back of the badges. but yes there may be glue as well.

should take them off the car to do I would think.

[syncro]

There shouldn't be any glue.
Have you tried to buy any genuine ones?

[h100vw]

Have you tried to buy any genuine ones?

They were made from unobtanium in the UK years ago. That's why Trimsport started making replicas.

Gavin

[syncro]

So the myth goes..........