Colour on chrome badges?

Post by **Axolotl** » Sat Jul 14, 2007 10:16 pm

Should the "rough" background on the chrome bonnet crest "M" and the "Bull motif" (I Can't believe I said that), on the front of the bonnet be coloured?

This is a 1971 Traveller.

Were they coloured ex-works, or is that just an affectation by some owners?

If they should be coloured, what are the correct colours?

Post by **RogerRust** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 9:41 am

The majo suppliers show them like this,

The M flash bonnet handle is supplied plain, but my original has a coloured insert clipped in. So I guess it was coloured originally.

As to the colours I matched them off the photo with my dughters acrillic paints and the lacquered them to make them water proof.

Post by **HarryMango** » Sun Jul 15, 2007 10:45 am

Please refer to this thread on useful tips from a few years back.
http://www.mmoc.org.uk/index.php?name=P ... highlight=

It is an excellent match for the sparkly finish of the original enamel badges from the earlier models.

Rog

Post by **dunketh** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 10:58 am

I painted my 'M' flash using a car touch-up pen. Colour was Ford Rosso Red as I had one lying around from an old Ford I owned.

Any overpaint can be scratched off with a fingernail so don't worry too much about neatness.

Post by **chickenjohn** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 11:27 am

I bought a couple of small pots of "Plasticote" enamel - looks good and still on a year later. Will check on the colours later.

Post by **Willie** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 1:48 pm

You can get a very satisfactory effect with nail varnish!

Post by **HarryMango** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 3:43 pm

Willie wrote:You can get a very satisfactory effect with nail varnish!

I can here an echo (echo echo)

Rog

Post by **Willie** » Mon Jul 16, 2007 6:25 pm

If you are referring to the link, I didn't look at it!

Morris Minor Owners Club

Colour on chrome badges?

Colour on chrome badges?

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