So I saw this done on a squarebody emblem a couple of years ago and finally got around to trying it on mine. It worked much better than I thought. Should last a lot longer than paint.
I had a set of 66 badges from the Junkyard for wall art so I tried the process on them first.
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I cleaned it with steel wool first. Here is the resin I used. Bought it at Hobby Lobby.
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You mix the two equal parts until there is not more swirls.
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I originally was going to use ink from the sharpie pen. But I couldn't get it to release any ink and sense I already had the resin mixed I grab the spray paint I used on my wheels and used that instead.
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It self levels. So I make sure you have it on a level surface while it dries.
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Cleaning my 64' emblems I notice one of them still had flashing from where it came off from plating.
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Bret