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Alex Eisenhut:
Bought a vintage Commodore monitor. The name badge has faded colors. (And yes, I know it's filthy.) I wanted to see if it's possible to either make new ones or fix the current stickers.
The C= commodore text is textured metal I guess, on the computer and drives the badge is metal, I've removed enough of them to know.
I think they're just stamped out of aluminum to give the raised texture on those.
But the monitor badge is for sure plastic like Lexan because of the transparent power LED window.
The letters look the same as on the computer, same raised brushed metal.
Could these be actually separate metal letters glued onto plastic?
Or something else like a really good stamping process with metallic effect in the plastic?
What are the keywords I need to search for? Either to understand the process (curiosity) or find suppliers to make some?
Alex Eisenhut:
I kinda doubt it now, I think it's embossed foil. Either way doesn't look like something that's easy to do in qties of 1...
Nominal Animal:
--- Quote from: Alex Eisenhut on March 08, 2024, 02:13:00 pm ---I kinda doubt it now, I think it's embossed foil. Either way doesn't look like something that's easy to do in qties of 1...
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If you have a 3D printer to create the necessary embossed features, you can use conductive paint and electrolytically plate them at home. Lots of DIY examples on Youtube.
Alex Eisenhut:
I was hoping for a lazier solution.. like see-->buy-->apply.
That'll teach me to buy CRTs without paying close attention to the pictures. Oh well. A faded 1702 is better than no 1702.
SiliconWizard:
Just giving the badge a second life looks like a way easier option, given that it is in a relatively good condition judging from the pics.
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