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"water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 11:16 pm
by mikefealk
what sort of adhesive is best to attach those cylinder stickers? thats a hot area for glue

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Tue Dec 23, 2014 9:42 pm
by Suzsmokeyallan
Sent you a reply Mike

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 6:48 pm
by oldjapanesebikes
Suzsmokeyallan wrote:Sent you a reply Mike
Why not share the reply with the world Allan ? 8)

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 10:00 pm
by Coyote
Allan is very protective of his 'trade' secrets. I found this out after going through a gauge cluster rebuild with him. However, I have to say I respect him for that. He is his own man and knows how to do stuff that no one else can, and likes to keep it that way. I am certain the man spent years and countless hours perfecting his ability and know how. And you expect him to tell you?

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Tue Dec 30, 2014 11:53 pm
by oldjapanesebikes
Coyote wrote: I am certain the man spent years and countless hours perfecting his ability and know how. And you expect him to tell you?
About gauge work ? No I don't for the reason you gave. He does do the best work of anyone I know, and I'm more than pleased to promote that fact on my web site. But this was about a label eh Chris ? Not a clock. Seems to me they are a bit different, but perhaps I'm wrong.................................. 8)

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 4:19 am
by yeadon_m
If its an original decal, then its own adhesive is fine, provided you carefully shape the metal decal to closely follow the cylinder profile first, and also absolutely clean the metal eg with brake cleaner.

If its lost its adhesive, the same trick works and I had good results using a few drops of two-part Araldite (cyanoacrylate stuff I think)

I'm sure other adhesives will work too.

Mike

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Wed Dec 31, 2014 9:01 am
by Coyote
He does do the best work of anyone I know,
Amen to that. :up:

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:00 am
by Suzsmokeyallan
It was no trade secret, I simply asked him why there was no adhesive on the badges. and if so use the one I told Ian in Ontario (T350 guy) about which was a post on this forum already.

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 4:05 pm
by mikefealk
Yes they did come w the sticky backing

Re: "water cooled" cylinder badge - which adhesive?

Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:45 pm
by old racer
Double sided sticky tape.