daytona Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Just been speaking to Rob at Liquidart to sort out a new blue black rear badge and blue infil. Trying to get wheel centre caps to match not so simple it appears. Have not had them off to check yet. Do they pop out with judicious use of pointy stick or is a wheel off and give her a poke from behind jobbie? Looking to change logo from silver / red to black / blue. What solution options are there please? Edited May 21, 2013 by daytona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skatz114 Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 If you use a pointy stick or small screwdriver to take them off, you might damage the paint on the wheels bud. Best to do it from the back with the wheels off. I got a set of decals from mook & painted my centre caps to suit the car, then fitted the decals & lacquered them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) pretty sure you pop them off from behind, although you may be able to prise them off with a small flathead screwdriver... never tried. options: 1. spray the cap a solid colour and get Mook to make you up blue/black decals which you can stick on then clearcoat over 2. spray the cap a solid colour and Likwidart might be able to make you a small blue/black t-sport logo to stick on. You won't really be able to clearcoat over it for protection though. 3. get Slugster to make you up a domed sticker of your colour choice and design to perfectly fit the centrecap. Edited May 21, 2013 by InsolentMinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 If you use a pointy stick or small screwdriver to take them off, you might damage the paint on the wheels bud. Best to do it from the back with the wheels off. I got a set of decals from mook & painted my centre caps to suit the car, then fitted the decals & lacquered them. Cheers. Just remembered I am having a couple of tyres fitted Saturday so will pop em off then. Live half way up a hill. Jacking it up at home asking for trouble. Whats the diff between what mook & liquidart produce so that you can lacquer mooks but not liquidarts? pretty sure you pop them off from behind, although you may be able to prise them off with a small flathead screwdriver... never tried. options: 1. spray the cap a solid colour and get Mook to make you up blue/black decals which you can stick on then clearcoat over 2. spray the cap a solid colour and Likwidart might be able to make you a small blue/black t-sport logo to stick on. You won't really be able to clearcoat over it for protection though. 3. get Slugster to make you up a domed sticker of your colour choice and design to perfectly fit the centrecap. As above and what is slugsters stuff made from then? I want summat that will look good for more than a few months. Is Mook away does anyone know as I mailed him re this and some customised club stickers and havent heard back yet? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Have you seen LikwidArt? It's a raised, slightly squishy, shiny gel. the different parts are curved, so I'm pretty sure it'll look crap if you clearcoat it. The clearcoat would collect in the grooves... Mooks vinyl decals are just flat vinyl graphics a fraction of a milimeter tall, thus very easy to clearcoat over Slugster makes raised domed stickers. a bit like LikwidArt, but it's a clear resin dome over a printed graphic, so it has depth and weatherproofed-ness while looking like (well, it actually is) a top quality professional raised decal look at their individual corporate pages to see what their work looks like Edited May 21, 2013 by InsolentMinx Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Have you seen LikwidArt? It's a raised, slightly squishy, shiny gel. the different parts are curved, so I'm pretty sure it'll look crap if you clearcoat it. The clearcoat would collect in the grooves... Mooks vinyl decals are just flat vinyl graphics a fraction of a milimeter tall, thus very easy to clearcoat over Slugster makes raised domed stickers. a bit like LikwidArt, but it's a clear resin dome over a printed graphic, so it has depth and weatherproofed-ness while looking like (well, it actually is) a top quality professional raised decal look at their individual corporate pages to see what their work looks like Oh crap. I hadn't realised that. I thought the badge in the photo was a badge not a squidge. Dammit! Does anyone do badgy badges in non standard colours? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 what's a badgy badge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Think Blackadder, think Baldrick, think irony................. The OEM badge is a badgy badge. I haven't bitten it to check but I suspect it may be painted metal, whether its irony or alloyery I really neither know nor care. Just don't want its replacement looking tacky. I fear I may need to shoot a squirrel to make the brush to paint the original myself. Not a good prospect for Mr Delerium Tremens! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 I want whatever you're having... Well if you want a black/blue theme, your best bed for a badgey badge replacement would be to rub the OEM badge down (with sandpaper) then paint it black, then ask Mook to make you a T-Sport logo which you can stick on the black badge, and then go over with a few coats of clearcoat. It'll look very nice. Alternatively Slugster could make you a centrecap badge with a black background, blue T-Sport logo, and then it'll all look lovely with a nice clear resin dome over the top to protect it from the elements Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 That Sir, is a cunning plan. I like it. Thanks. Whats is Slugsters company / link please? You'll have what I'm having? Well I'm double bagging with PG Tips at the moment ( I did NOT say teabagging, that's just your mucky mind. Denial? ...."Your best bed...." ..... Freudian slip there sir, you can't blame fat fingers the d & t are not adjacent!) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 his ID on here is Slugster. Believe his company is 121 signs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Thanks for the ideas / info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Devious Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 X2 for Slugster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wickie Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Slugster done mine so here is before And here is after Judge for yourself mate even better in the flesh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 (edited) likwid for the infill mook for the rear decal and Slugs for the wheels. Yup. Happy with that. Thanks guys. . . likwid now paid, slugs pm'ed and mook re-emailed. The paint on the wheels is better than average but still a few chips. Any touch up kits you can recommend for this? Edited May 22, 2013 by daytona Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 what's the rear decal? the T-Sport logo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 Yeah. Slugsters also working on that with someting as close as poss to the wheel caps to keep the badging uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 LiwkidArt do do a very nice T-Sport badge which would match the infill... but it's £15, so not cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daytona Posted May 22, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 LiwkidArt do do a very nice T-Sport badge which would match the infill... but it's £15, so not cheap. http://s1082.photobucket.com/user/slugster121/media/CCUK/blueTsport.jpg.html Oi. I shall slap you! pml. It was you telling me it was a squidgy that sent me off to Slugster in the first place!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsolentMinx Posted May 22, 2013 Report Share Posted May 22, 2013 i was saying that LikwidArt prob wouldn't be ideal for a wheel centrecap I've had 2 of their T-Sport badges though... And these are the first items I got from Slugster (apologies for slghtly blurry) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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