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I am looking for information on how to restore the emblems on the cowling. How do i straighten the metal? What color is the inner circle supposed to be? Looks red but I am not sure. Any help you can give would be appreciated.
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Here’s what the originals look like on my Fastwin. They’re fairly pliable so you can use a small needle nose to gently squeeze/bend/twist the arms of the emblem back into position. Then turn it over and put the tip of a small screwdriver in the crease that’s flattened and lightly tap to try and bring a little of the sharpness back. A little patience and a light touch and you should be able to bring them back into pretty good shape.
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screen capture toolquote crosbyman:has anybody tried to do reproductions by moldingI tried it with clay impressions years ago. It was kind of a crude one-shot attempt just to produce a plastic replica.
With the Evinrude emblem I just made an impression in clay and then poured some kind of liquid hobby plastic in and let it dry. When it was cured I removed it from the clay and sprayed it blue and stuck it on my dash in the boat. Its pretty weathered now but has held together for 10-12 years. It just needs to be repainted with more care.
For the Johnson Sea-Horse I pressed a "slab" of clay on the side of the housing of a ’54 Johnson 10 horse, slowly lifted it off, and poured plastic in the impression. I can’t remember what the name of the plastic was that I was using. These were more just hobby projects and not full blown reproduction attempts with serious materials. I think I just wanted to test and see how to and if I could do it and save it for another day (or year).
A while back someone did something similar with a Mercury front cowl emblem that came out beautiful. I think he used a clear epoxy and a UV/fade resistant picture…I think. Maybe if he sees this he can post it again. It would be a nice technique to use for the 58 Johnsons/Evinrudes.
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photouploadI traded this motor away about a year or so ago, but this was one of my earlier restorations. The emblems were pretty ragged when I got the motor, and I did my best to bend them back in place. My neighbor, who used to paint as a hobby when she was younger, pulled out her old brushes and with some Testor’s model paint that I supplie, she freshened the emblems. I always thought they were the best part of the restoration, thanks to her.
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