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Title: putting the white lettering back in dia compe 883 brakes
Post by: dj-paul-c on November 10, 2012, 05:21 PM

i got a set of 883 dia compe nippon brakes re-powdercoated and looking to put back in the white lettering into the grooves,

what is the best way of doing this ?
i know i can get a white marker pen ? or mebae white modelling paint ?
whats the best way
thanks

Title: Re: putting the white lettering back in dia compe 883 brakes
Post by: Chromo Buzz on November 10, 2012, 06:13 PM

Hey there chap,

There have been a few threads on here on how to do it, as i had a pair of DC Nippons that i stripped & had repainted. One of the way's is by using a Sharpie paint pen, i needed yellow & could only get this colour from the States :idiot2:

Basically i painted in the lettering(really need the fine point marker), i ordered the medium ::). The paint went outside the lettering & i decided to let it dry(i painted the lettering 3 times in total), i then used a little flexy rubbing block with 800 wet & dry paper(rubbed wet) very gently till all the excess paint had disappeared. Then i popped along to Halfords to buy some ultra fine rubbing compound to bring the paint back to a nice glossy finish.............here's the end result ;)

(http://www.radbmx.co.uk/archive/albums/zz80/buzzer1971/HaroSportblack-yellow003.jpg)

Hope this has been of help to ya fella :daumenhoch:

Buz ;)

Title: Re: putting the white lettering back in dia compe 883 brakes
Post by: dj-paul-c on November 10, 2012, 11:13 PM

frankentuff

thanks for the reply,very helpfull 8)

Title: Re: putting the white lettering back in dia compe 883 brakes
Post by: Glynnyboy on November 12, 2012, 02:11 AM

I did a similar job on a couple of head badge in fills .
As above I went slightly over but use a different method to tidy up.

Give the paint about 5 or 10 minutes to go tacky.
Then use a cotton bud dipped in white spirit to tidy up your errors.
It's works a treat and isn't much messing about at all.  :coolsmiley: