[Healeys] Painted front badge update

[Leonard Hartnett]

Jim:  No companies to recommend since I repainted mine myself.  Having spent 
some time researching colors and sources, I ended up with nail polish.  At 
Thrify Drug Stores I found Petites by Scherer, Number 56, Blackberry.  It is 
a metalic nail polish and when looked at in the right light and angle looks 
sort of like - kinda like - similar to, cloisonne if you don't look too 
closely.

Taped off the wing sections including the raised frame around the text, but 
not the text, then airbrushed on several light layers of 'paint' to prevent 
running.  With lacquer thinner applied to a cloth wrapped around a stiff 
backing, rubbed off the 'paint' on the high spots which is the text.

I redid mine in 2006 and it is still looking reasonably decent.  Not trying 
for concourse so what did I have to lose for less than two bucks?

(The Other) Len
Vacaville,  California,  USA
1967 3000 MKIII, HBJ8L39031


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Culp" <jculphealey at yahoo.com>
To: <healeys at autox.team.net>
Sent: Thursday, June 12, 2008 8:23 AM
Subject: [Healeys] Painted front badge update


>
> If anyone has successfully restored their painted front emblem, I would 
> greatly appreciate info on the company.