[poultry411]

Came back from the local swap meet with a pair of the classic 60's fender badges. I could not say no to $2 worth of classic material!! One of my badges on my 2001 broke the tail off, and I'd rather do something fun and a little retro instead of buying new stick on's. The chrome is de-laminating and the color is almost completely faded, so a reconditioning is in order. Any ideas or kits out there for DIY nickle plate, or mebe some cheap hick trick out of wall-mart? Open to Ideas here! I'm probably going to use my dremel and cut the steel pins off the back and use some 3M automotive adhesive or something to attach them.

[smokeshow]

I did something similar on mine (using 1965 GT badges on my 2005).

I have a write-up here:

Tim Simkins' Website

if its any help!

[MustangMike94]

good ole scotch bright, or those wire scrubbing pads, get the light duty ones,

$2 and they make emblems look great w/ no scratches make sure to get light duty though

[poultry411]

Originally Posted by smokeshow

I did something similar on mine (using 1965 GT badges on my 2005).

I have a write-up here:

Tim Simkins' Website

if its any help!

Nice write-up! I like the JB weld idea. I've used it allot for interior custom work, but I had not thought to use it to fill in the backing. My emblems are solid steel with no inserts, but I need to find a way to refinish them. Being as cheap as I am, I don't want to blow a $100 on $2 emblems, so most plate kits and so-on are out of my range, but I'm going to try to buff as much as possible with my dremel and rough up the surface so I can paint them or clear them. I'm trying to find someone with a sandblaster that has a soft abrasive, but again no luck so far. Thanks for the FYI!

[poultry411]

Originally Posted by MustangMike94

good ole scotch bright, or those wire scrubbing pads, get the light duty ones,

$2 and they make emblems look great w/ no scratches make sure to get light duty though

Really? I've got some under the sink.... I think I'll try that now!

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UPDATE: Wow, that trick worked so well, I think I'll re-color the bars and leave it be! Thanks for the info!~ you saved me painting pains!

[MustangMike94]

your welcome, if its solid steel, not a whole lot can be done to mess them up

glad it worked out, which emblems are they and what do they say got a pic?

[poultry411]

here they are, nothing to go wild about, but definitely will add a little retro to the new edge! I'll post pics when I mount them, hopefully it looks good.