Roundel repaint

[Stevehose]

After a couple adult beverages last evening, I decided to repaint my trunk roundel which I had been planning on for a while and since there is little on this subject, I'll post this. Feel free to add suggestions.

I have read about Testors 1111 Blue as being a match, the local hobby shop also had 1211 which is a spray can version and is more to my liking because I am not very patient or skilled when it comes to this stuff (espescially after the beverages). I used Testors 1245 for the white, and a black satin/semi gloss for the background.

Original faded roundel:

Masked for the blue:

Used wax paper over the dried blue to avoid sticking when masking for the white:

Masked the circle:

Starting to take shape:

The finished product, scraped and sanded to reveal the metal, a couple coats of clear to protect it from when I open/close the trunk, not perfect but an improvement at under $10:

Now I am looking for a hood roundel either in good shape or repaintable since mine is a plastic one.

 

[Koopman]

Hood replacement.

Hi Steve;
I have a pretty decent hood from a 2000CS which I believe is the same as a 3.0. I am located in Ma. Please PM me or call me 508-277-8698.
Great job on the roundels.

Koopman

 

[61porsche]

How many adult beverages does it take to paint on the wife's wicker table?:mrgreen:

 

[bmw art car]

pretty darn good job... I have a variety of old BMW roundels
like 7 of them

 

[Stevehose]

Not too many - I didn't put enough newspaper down and she detected slight overspray! Had to scrub with thinner/goo gone/naptha before she let me back into the house!

How many adult beverages does it take to paint on the wife's wicker table?:mrgreen:

 

[HB Chris]

Steve,

Be careful when closing trunk using the roundel, it can cause the pins to break. I use palm of my hand next to the roundel.

 

[deQuincey]

nice done

beautiful work !
congrats


ps. i need to do a similar thing, but probably will ask for professional airbrush !, don´t know !

regards

 

[Stevehose]

Yes airbrush would be the way to go for sure.

beautiful work !
congrats


ps. i need to do a similar thing, but probably will ask for professional airbrush !, don´t know !

regards

 

[Stevehose]

Update: Roundel Paint - use Testor's 1210 not 1211

I wasn't satisifed with the blue color of my previous attempt (too dark) so I changed to Testor's 1210 spraypaint which is lighter and a much better shade - not perfect - but close. I wanted to update this for the record for anyone considering a repaint. Paint goes on a bit thick, ideally an airbrush would yield better results but this will suffice for now. Camera flash highlights the clearcoat in the photo more so than in real life.

 

[adawil2002]

Nicely done.

I've had great success mixing Testors 1108 light blue & 1110 blue to match BMW blue, using a new roundel for reference. Painted mine with a brush, flowed on easily, looks great and no masking or overspray.

Also used 1145 white and 1147 black.

 

[damienh]

Roundel paint in UK ?

Both of these DIY jobs look great. They've inspired me to give mine a go.

Does anybody have an idea of where to get a good match for the blue in the UK ?

Thanks,

Damien

 

[Markos]

Back to the top. Great job both of you. Is there any significance to the more baby blue colored roundels? Is that just fading or was there a deliberate shift to a darker blue at some point. My e9 rounders on both my cars are light blue, as is the Momo horn button that I have.

 

[HB Chris]

They fade and my Nardi horn button was light blue, just too light.

 

[aearch]

new one

i just bought new ones from south atlanta bmw raised letters

 

[readie]

in the UK the model paint to use is 'Humbrol' does anyone know the paint name or number using that make of paint ?

 

[Peter Coomaraswamy]

Nicely done.

I've had great success mixing Testors 1108 light blue & 1110 blue to match BMW blue, using a new roundel for reference. Painted mine with a brush, flowed on easily, looks great and no masking or overspray.

Also used 1145 white and 1147 black.

Ramsey, I like the smooth paint, very nice!

 

[damienh]

Just revisiting this post as I want repaint another roundel. Readie - I had great success with Humbrol enamel white and navy blue with a brush, I just mixed them till I was happy. You need to be very quick though, you need to just put a big blob down, exactly the right amount first time, and push it around, or shake the badge around till it fills the quadrant, wait more than a second or two and a skin already starts to form and you end up with a mess.

 

[Ohmess]

Hey Steve - how is your Testors paint job holding up?

 

[Stevehose]

It has held up well, the color match isn't perfect, but the paint is still hanging in there

Hey Steve - how is your Testors paint job holding up?

 

[Bouliac]

So glad to see you did this, because it validates my own job on the rear roundel using a blend of the two Testor's blues, and a brush. I also did the hubcaps, on which the paint was completely gone. The "artisan" representation of a roundel may not be appreciated at Amelia Island or Monterey, but the woke folks at the Vintage will go for it. I'm saving my W&N account for the truly hard stuff.
John in Montreal