Painting the Triumph seat logo

[Rocky]

Staples, Michael's no one in town has a gold acrylic pen.

Same here. I made the rounds of the big box stores and found nothing.
I found an Elmer's gold felt tip pen at Amazon.com, but it's not really fine enough for the tight corners.
I may give up on the idea of painting the seat logo.

 

[Dilligaf]

I bought one on Amazon.com , gold, $3.50 no shipping.If gold works for ya I'll mail it, then you can mail it to the next person.

 

[Dilligaf]

Go to Amazon http://www.amazon.com/Elmers-Painters-Opaque-Marker-Medium/dp/B0027A3BVQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1325261078&sr=8-1

 

[Rocky]

I bought one on Amazon.com , gold, $3.50 no shipping.If gold works for ya I'll mail it, then you can mail it to the next person.

I have the Elmer's felt tip. I ordered it along with some books and other stuff a couple of months ago.
The tip isn't as fine as I expected it to be for getting into tiny corners.
There seems to be quite a few hobby and crafts paints available at Michael's, etc., but the staff don't seem to be very knowledgable about them and I'm reluctant to just take a stab at one and hope for the best.

 

[Dilligaf]

HUm...I may have to use a toothpick or small brush to get the corners eh?

 

[sonicboom]

I used Dutch Boy gold paint out of a rattle can with model paint brush on my other seat. The Scrambler seat I've got on the bike already had Triumph in Gold from the factory.

Gary you need jto go to a hobby shop and get a very fine brush because the edges are going to be difficult.

 

[Dilligaf]

Wilco

 

[Rocky]

I used Dutch Boy gold paint out of a rattle can with model paint brush on my other seat. The Scrambler seat I've got on the bike already had Triumph in Gold from the factory.

Gary you need jto go to a hobby shop and get a very fine brush because the edges are going to be difficult.

I also build model airplanes from time to time - especially in the winter time - so have small brushes. I was thinking about decanting a rattle can and using the paint as you suggest.
But I was hoping for a solution that entailed less work - and maybe less mess

 

[sonicboom]

I wonder if the paint pens are any easier myself. I could not find one at Wll Mart so I went with the rattle can and model paint brush. Did it on the kitchen table while watching TV.

 

[otherwise]

My wife did a seat (with great results) using "Jo Sonja's" artists gouache (rich gold). If asked for I'll reproduce her tips on how to do it.

 

[Rocky]

My wife did a seat (with great results) using "Jo Sonja's" artists gouache (rich gold). If asked for I'll reproduce her tips on how to do it.

Please do

 

[otherwise]

Please do

She did a friends T100 pre EFI, it had the stamped out but unpainted Triumph logo.
As stated in my previous post she used, brand JO SONJA'S, product ARTIST'S GOUACHE, colour RICH GOLD. I just noticed it's made in the USA so probably available to most on this forum. "Chroma Acrylics Inc. 205 Buckley Drive Lititz, PA 17543. Tel 717-626-8866"
She tells me the method used was to use a short bristled flat edged folk art brush and have cotton buds on hand to quickly clean any mistake. The first coat should be slightly watered down and well worked into the uneven surface. Allowed to dry fully before subsequent thinly painted coats are applied until full coverage is achieved.

 

[Dilligaf]

The pen I got works well, needs a second coat and some tight corner work, It need not be perfect for me.

 

[sonicboom]

You will never get a job restoring the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel.

 

[Dilligaf]

It's not done yet ya goober.

 

[sonicboom]

It looks like a Picasso. That seat will be worth millions in a san francisco modern art auction.

 

[sonicboom]

Does it have a name?

 

[sonicboom]

This is the seat i painted last year. WIth rattle can paint and model paint brush. THe zsecond phot is a stock 11 scrambler seat i have on the ibke now

What happen to my pictures. this sucks.

 

[sonicboom]

I can't post pictures for some reason????

 

[Dilligaf]

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