Recolouring dealer sticker

[Squire_Dawson]

The dealer sticker int th'owd Austin has faded. It is completely transparent - I presume the lettering would have been picked out in colour, probably blue. Any tips for what to use to re-touch the lettering? Glass paint? Peeling the sticker off is out of the question, I do have the rear screen out. I can post a photo afterwards.

[Squire_Dawson]

Come to think of it, red is highly liable to fade in the sunlight. But red for a BL whirling turbine?

[Station]

I reckon painting a sticker would be a disaster.

[trigger]

DMB or there's a lad on Facebook called Jono Barber who says he can make them for £3 plus postage, I'm yet to see any of his work though.

[Bobthebeard]

I reckon painting a sticker would be a disaster.

+1 on that. It surely would just look a mess. Get a new one made up. Ok, not original, but would look the part. Only you, and us will ever know.

[Squire_Dawson]

I've done it. I must say I'm quite pleased with the result, granted I used a fairly crude method of outlining and then filling with a blue gel pen, but from a few feet away it looks probably as it would have done. I don't know how permanent it'll be, but nothing will brush against it on the window. Condensation may make it run, though, we'll just have to wait and see. With this as a basis I could now get one made up with DMB!

 

Before and after pics:

 

 

[Jim Bell]

Thats worked pretty well!

[mercrocker]

Excellent work, I would be pleased with that....

[dollywobbler]

Unlike the Australian cricket team, you have avoided a disaster.

[Squire_Dawson]

Thanks chaps for the praise - I am rather pleased with the result! Now just got the bodywork to sort, and the engine to overhaul, and the ongoing game of catch-up with rust... I dread to think how many hours I've spent on this car, but as you people know we'd never have it any other way!

[carlo]

Yes looks good.  Blacklers were Peugeot after that weren't they (or maybe before)?

[Squire_Dawson]

Yes looks good.  Blacklers were Peugeot after that weren't they (or maybe before)?

 

I believe so, yes. I googled them some time ago and only found a business listing, nothing referring to their 'glory days' Austin history. I intended to write a letter with a photo of the car saying it was supplied by them, possibly jogging some memories of the past. I never got round to it and I doubt there'd be anybody who cared anyway. However, the car had lived in Devonshire all its life before coming here, and the first owner was a former Austin employee, so I think it's one of the better ones, not a Friday afternoon car.

[warren t claim]

We need a period car dealer stickers thread on here.

[Station]

See. I told you it would work.