[Tigers] Fender Badge Color

[Ron Fraser]

Terry

                Does your NOS badge have the print on the back side like the picture Norm posted?

 

I had 1 badge that looked like black lettering.  Not wanting to use anything too aggressive I started with Windex and the black letters turned red.  I would guess alcohol on a Q-tip would work even better but I did not try that.

 

Ron

 

From: Tigers [mailto:tigers-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Terry Packer via Tigers
Sent: Saturday, July 23, 2016 3:47 PM
To: tigers at autox.team.net
Subject: [Tigers] Fender Badge Color

 

Attached is a close-up of the lettering on an NOS fender badge. Consistent with Buck's research, it is red. In addition, it appears to be a sort of translucent inlay flush with the finished badge surface. I will share that until this question was raised, I believed the badges on my own car had black lettering. But very close examination revealed remnants of the original red. Red paint or fingernail polish, even with a clear coat, would not seem a very good substitute for the original inlay.   If anyone can suggest a suitable way to renew this lettering I expect quite a few would be interested in hearing it.

 

Disclaimer - presented is one badge. I cannot say whether this design was installed on all models of every year. 

 

Terry Packer

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