Badges need replated?

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I purchased a toyota car that had silver emblems and had them gold plated. Toyota contracts out with a fellow that applies some kind of liquid then applied a electric current to it. It looks like real gold. Contact the service car dept. or google for gold plating. I had them done in 2001 and they still look as good as the day I had it done. Hope this helps.

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The gold has wore in spots on mine also. Sure would make the bike look better.

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I'm having a CRS moment right now but one of our members redid some badges using gold foil and clear coat, I think, but the ones he did show looked really trashed out then the after pictures were great looking badges.....I'll find that thread soon and re post it ....

Claude....

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Ya can git chrome or gold spray at your local Wally world. Don't be too rough on your badges or you bodge 'em!

If you have a store nearby which specializes in plastic models you will be able to get either a plastic spray or paint to apply to your badge.

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damn good. i'll be sending mine soon:cheeky1::action::waving:

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one company wanted $100.00 to replate them or they would send for $50.00 a kit that you could do yourself. that was a little too steep for me. I went with rustoleum metallic gold paint. on the backside I put down 2 layers of duct tape (duct tape does wonders)on top of duct tape I will apply two sided tape and stick on. now I only need interstate badges or make my own. still working on that idea about how to make my own. thanks

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They look good incredible what some time and spray paint will do. :action::action:

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I went to Wall-mart the other day and some one stole mine right of my wing along with my helmet and jacket.

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The worst part is my son was rideing my night hawk and they took themm of it too and my saddle bags

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Go to the hobby shop and get some of the Bare-Metal foil. It comes in Chrome,ALuminum and Gold. Fine sand the flat letters and repaint all the black. Stick on the foil and trim it up with a xacto knife then clear coat with Duplicolor Truck Van Top Coating. Did mine like that over a year ago and still looking good.

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I found some interstate badges on fleabay, will work on them next. if I would of known about what oldtoys1961 said I would of did it that way. thanks

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its getting bad, people will steal the brown right out of your shorts. thanks