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randall

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Renewed Civile seat
« on: July 04, 2016, 12:54:37 pm »
Hi,
last weekend I renewed the seat of my Civile with new passenger grip handle,repainted the base plate and new Moto Guzzi name logo painted (using a template)

http://imageshack.com/a/img922/3831/klIMY2.jpg

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2016, 10:44:25 pm »
That's a really nice job Randall; looks very professional.
Did you make the lettering template, or was it available for sale?

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2016, 07:39:58 am »
Thanks Banquo,
I brought the lettering template by  a french company , available on the net;

https://www.google.fr/url?sa=t&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=web&cd=1&cad=rja&uact=8&sqi=2&ved=0ahUKEwikq9vum97NAhVFCcAKHTzyDRAQFghFMAA&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.lettresadhesives.net%2F&usg=AFQjCNF8SYrvNrzECQZF3LxRfyXzeypUaw&sig2=Z_r-Ld0-X5-VgWTi0cpJRw&bvm=bv.126130881,d.ZGg

It cost approximately 3 euros each plus the sending cost;

I ordered  the template, by select the options as follow:
step 1: select your text
step 2: Arial Bold
step 3 : White
step 4:hight 2,5 cm
step 5: pochoir (template)
step 6: preview
step 7: total lenght 19 cm
« Last Edit: July 06, 2016, 07:41:40 am by randall »

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2016, 02:40:29 pm »
OK; when you said template, I thought you meant like a stencil, where you painted on the letters using a guide...

I guess the letters were actually self-adhesive, and stuck onto the seat material?
Either way, it looks really nice!

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2016, 03:20:45 pm »
Template is not the correct word,( in french they call pochoir) stencil is the correct word, the technique is similar, only a bit more modern, using a three layer sticker,
first you have to remove the protection layer and than apply the sticker on the surface , push hard in order to obtain a good adherence of the sticker , than remove the protection film and finaly paint the letters, once the paint is dry , remove the remaining sticker;

Please  see this film attached:

« Last Edit: July 06, 2016, 04:13:29 pm by randall »

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2016, 04:21:57 pm »
That's great; I've never seen one like that before.
Final question (honest!); what kind of paint did you use?

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2016, 04:39:08 pm »
I used a normal spray white mat paint (appret blanc from AkzoNobel) for external use;

to be applied from 30/40 centimeters distance in very short sequences in order to avoid paint drops;

Please do not hesitate to ask more questions  ;)

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #7 on: July 06, 2016, 04:48:17 pm »
 8)

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #8 on: July 10, 2016, 04:25:23 pm »
Now I'm preparing the fuel tank ,fenders and tool boxes for the new painting;

Just bought the white color RAL 9001 from Lechler and all necessary stickers;

I'll post the pictures , when ready; 8)

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Re: Renewed Civile seat
« Reply #9 on: July 12, 2016, 08:40:26 am »
Look forward to seeing how it turns out!