TVR Badge Restoration

[mohitos]

Does anyone have experience of having the badges on the car restored ?
Mine are looking very sorry for themselves with the black paint having flaked off and they are also full of old polish, and are letting the appearance of the car down.

I could find two places who restore badges.

Leven Technology will restore badges to better than new standards by filling all the grooves with resin. They charge £35 each.

http://www.leventechnology.co.uk/index.htm

Badgecraft restore the badges by enamelling them, so the result is also a smooth finish across the whole badge, but a much higher price of £85 each (I know, ouch !). They have a very very long waiting list, I am provisionally booked in for April !

http://www.badgecraft.co.uk/

Would be happy to hear from people with experience of the above companies, or other companies you may have used and were happy with.

Thanks !

Stuart

[kevin63]

All I did with my front badge was clean all the black paint off that was left on the badge and then pour in some black Hamerite smooth on the the badge to fill it in leaving the chrome just showing through, it looks as new.

[phillpot]

Clean with an old toothbrush and paint in all the grooves with a pot of Humbrol from local modelshop.

Total cost about 2 quid !

[DJ8226]

+1 even if the repaint goes wrong let it dry scrape it off and have another go - don't pay silly money. Good luck!

[Karl TVR]

Hi mate if they come off easy enough why not buy some new ones. There are plenty of badges for sale on eBay of various colors too. Link below is just one of many....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-Silver-TVR-Car-Badge-T...

[Barkychoc]

Just be sure to check out the size of anything you buy

[fiveoclockhero1]

Karl TVR said:

Hi mate if they come off easy enough why not buy some new ones. There are plenty of badges for sale on eBay of various colors too. Link below is just one of many....

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Black-Silver-TVR-Car-Badge-T...

These are smaller than the originals

[Gerald-TVR]

Anybody interested in exact copies of the originals in polished stainless steel?

[tinks v8S]

2 x tvr 1 v8 . depends on price

Edited by tinks v8S on Thursday 14th October 18:41

[v8s4me]

Ditto

[techbotics]

+1 unless there is a Tungsten version going.. got a polished tungsten ring never needs polishing... great..

Mine seem to be epoxy covered and its gone all milky.. is it possible to polish the resin somehow..?

Damian S3

[mohitos]

I may be interested - 2 x TVR and 1 x V8.
Are these reconditioned or new and I'm interested in whether the badge is filled (resin or enammel) to leave a smooth finish. I worry that resin will always discolour over time.

[Gerald-TVR]

If I do get any done they will be polished stainless with no paint or resin

[Barkychoc]

It would be interesting to see the result if you put some powder coat into the recesses and heated it - the science of powder coat isn't that complex - it's a plastic powder that melts together when heated. The clever bit is the static charge required to make it stick to vertical surfaces - not a problem if gravity is on your side.

[Ojbrit]

I will take two TVR and one V8S if you are making them.
Thanks for the post.

[Ojbrit]

I will take two TVR and one V8S if you are making them.
Thanks for the post.

[Johnny P]

Hi Norman,

I'd be interested in 2 x TVR.

many thanks
JP

[MagicChimp]

About time to get my Chimaera 450 front and rear badges repaired they have both faded / worn completely. I would be grateful for pointers as to where I can purchase new or have the existing ones re-enameled. I have rummaged eBay etc but have had no joy.

[mohitos]

Car long since sold but I used Badgecraft and the quality was exceptional. Highly recommended.

[DamianS3]

The official TVR parts sell then new...

Thanks

Damian S3