body and interior Roundel re-painting

[Nesset127]

So, I may sound a little nutty for asking this but would it be possible to have the original roundel's on my car re-painted? They are sort of just silver with no paint on them as is.. I should just buy new ones I know but I really like the original roundels for some reason... Thick metal and all. Am I a little crazy because I want to do this? Don't know why but I think it would be really cool...

 

-Nesset

[esty]

lots of old discussions on how to and with what if you get jammed up in the process

[Nesset127]

lots of old discussions on how to and with what if you get jammed up in the process

I tried searching stuff and not much came up... I'll have a looksey again. My apologies.

[zinz]

Been a popular topic in the past

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/119578-tips-on-badge-paintingrestoration/?hl=%2Bpainting+%2Broundels#entry138758

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/topic/70772-roundel-painting/?hl=%2Bpainting+%2Broundels

I have several already masked off and ready to go on my workbench, actually... Just need a round tooit

Ed Z

[zinz]

Using the FAQ Search feature can be tricky...

The grey button to the right of the Search box that says "this topic" is actually a pull down menu... I usually select Google and get lots of results.

I typed in "repainting Roundels"

Redoing the Roundels is not difficult. Good luck!

Ed Z

[gaius]

i have repainted mine. i used a liquid acrylic, the colors were not true (at all) but i liked it. i plan to repaint a set soon to match my car, and am considering something like Taiga and rust. but i am still thinking.

 

gaius

[brandon5069]

The new raised letter Roundels from BMW aren't horrible...

 

Edited March 4, 2015 by brandon5069

[adawil2002]

I use Testors model paints with great results.

 

http://www.bmw2002faq.com/index.php?app=core&module=search&do=search&fromMainBar=1

[Nesset127]

Just picked some of the Testors paint. Looking forward to my small weekend project ahead of me while I wait on some motor mounts. Thank you all for the input and help!

[esty]

the easiest way and very simple way is to dip a toothpick or a small paint brush in the bottle of paint then let it drip off the toothpick or brush onto the area you want to color...it takes a few drops then tilt and angle the roundel so the paint runs to the edges...keep adding paint to keep it wet enough to flow out...i've done a million and you don't have to screw around with masking such a small area and you won't have brush strokes in the paint...it'll look like new

[simonr]

I don't think anything freshens up the look of a BMW like a new pair of Roundels.

[TR]

I'm in the camp that says if you have a vintage/collector BMW than have original roundels....there is no paint formula that duplicates 40yrs of TLC.   TR

 

[im3crazy]

I'm in the camp that says if you have a vintage/collector BMW than have original roundels....there is no paint formula that duplicates 40yrs of TLC.   TR

 

+1 on the leave as-is approach.  It's not for everybody, but I really appreciate and am proud of the age/wear on my '69 -02 roundels.

[gaius]

the bottom right is one repainted with Liquid acrylic

bottom left is stock early, don't remember where it came from.

the other two are candidates for repaint, although i really like the 

top one, and will leave just like that for now. 

 

Edited March 5, 2015 by gaius

['76mintgrün'02]

I think it depends on the overall condition of your paint/trim.  

My car came with plastic coated replacements... which I replaced with a vintage set.

 

I repainted the white part and when it was almost dry, I hit it a few times with a wire brush, to match the blue portion.

 

It looks right at home with the chips in my paint and the frosty belt line trim.  (night time photo)

                                                                                (plus the blue goes well with my new seats)

 

The funny thing is I was approached in a parking lot by a guy who was waiting for me to come out of the store, so he could sell me fancy new roundels for my car.  He even showed me a carbon fiber looking example and said "these are popular with the kids these days, but I would have to get $35 for them."  I no-thanked him and explained that I had purposely sought out the 'rougher' ones.  I enjoyed the coincidence of being approached out of the blue, after just having made the swap.