Thanks to Maggie Birks for demonstrating how these badges look on her lovely TF (Pics below, at the bottom of this page).
They looked so nice I thought I'd grab a couple from the same place -
Capricorn1 (click here).
One for the bonnet and one for the boot.
The badges I got were good quality domed gel badges, 70mm in size and seemed to fit pretty well, with a tiny overlap (approx 2mm). Judge for yourself how they look on the car. They cost £10.50 for two including postage, and took only a couple of days to arrive.
So, let's get them on the car. Instructions are included.
Here's what I used for the job -
My original badges were tatty, appeared painted on with a plastic cover over the top of them. The covering had perished and was flaking off causing the painted badge to flake too. So, I cleaned up the surfaces ready for sticking the new badges on. I didn't go too mad, just merely removed the loose plastic covering where it was flakey.
Peeling the backing paper off revealed a sticky reverse side on each badge. But, for extra security I used a drop of superglue which I applied to the old badges on the boot and bonnet.
Then I simply positioned them over the old badge and pressed down gently to secure them.
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My 9 month old Grandson 'CJ' (No relation to 'CJJ')
certainly liked them.
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Here's Maggies' gorgeous car showing how nice they are in a different tone.
I've had a shiny cigarette lighter in but I've been blowing the fuse so I put the tatty standard one back in but a bit of thinking during the week and we have gone from this
to this
thanks to Daz at locking vinyl.... a little gel badge.... its all in the detail
This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it. - Daz, Locking Vinyl.
Softly~Softly 'Jans' car showing how the badges look on her tasty flaps.
Three Pics showing the slight overlap (approx 2mm). Unnoticeable unless you zoom in.
All in all the job's a good un!