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Maloymerc
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custom restored dream badge

Post by Maloymerc » Tue May 19, 2009 11:54 pm

hello everyone.

since excellent conditon Dream badges are hard to find in our part of the world, i decided to restore my own beat up badge.but instead of restoring to look like stock, i put in my own custom flavor...

i hope you like it...

rants and raves are welcome.
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i then applied red enamel inside the wing
i then applied red enamel inside the wing
took the taping off and here's what it looked like
took the taping off and here's what it looked like
i taped over what should be left gold and rattle canned black on the wing and outside border
i taped over what should be left gold and rattle canned black on the wing and outside border
taped over the wing and powdercoated it glitter gold
taped over the wing and powdercoated it glitter gold
i stripped the badge on the right off old enamel and chrome
i stripped the badge on the right off old enamel and chrome
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Post by Maloymerc » Tue May 19, 2009 11:59 pm

continued...
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few touchups on the black parts.just need to clearcoat and it's done!
few touchups on the black parts.just need to clearcoat and it's done!
added more red enamel
added more red enamel
just to comapre the two...
just to comapre the two...
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JeffA
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Nice

Post by JeffA » Wed May 20, 2009 6:05 am

Nice job indeed. Would love to see some pics of those on your bike to see the full effect. Post pics soon.

Jeff
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Maloymerc
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Re: Nice

Post by Maloymerc » Wed May 20, 2009 11:04 pm

JeffA wrote:Nice job indeed. Would love to see some pics of those on your bike to see the full effect. Post pics soon.

Jeff
Thanks jeff, it's not perfect but i'm happy with the result...

the bike is still coming out of hibernation from its almost 2 year sleep...i had to overhaul the engine.it was so badly in need of medical attention.
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Post by davomoto » Thu May 21, 2009 5:08 pm

Maloy, the badge looks great. You do realize that Honda still sells the tin badges like the one you've customized? There is also a gentleman selling plastic repros for $50 a set, including new screws and shipping. The plastic ones are the correct replacemnts for your dream.

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Maloymerc
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Post by Maloymerc » Thu May 21, 2009 9:15 pm

davomoto wrote:Maloy, the badge looks great. You do realize that Honda still sells the tin badges like the one you've customized? There is also a gentleman selling plastic repros for $50 a set, including new screws and shipping. The plastic ones are the correct replacemnts for your dream.

davomoto
thanks for the compliment and FYI davomoto...in fact LOUD was offering me NOS tin badges for a cool price...but the thing is i live in asia and shipping costs might be a problem...i may eventually get the NOS ones when time and money permits, for the meantime, i'll have to do with what i have...

by the way, the reason i customized my badge was because my dream has a subtle custom paint also-two tone candy red and silver.i reckon it might match the theme.
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Post by Maloymerc » Mon Jun 08, 2009 1:35 am

hello...here's a peek at what the badge looks like on the dream...

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