Restoring Badging


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rcgreg
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Restoring Badging

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The badges (Emblems) on our wings are beautiful - for a time at least. then the gold inlay turns to the base metal silver as the gold color cracks off and becomes road or garage dust. Has anyone devised a method of putting the gold back into the GOLDWING emblem?


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Corkster52
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Have bought new, or at least better looking, emblems from Ebay.
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1983 GL1100A Wineberry 36,000 miles

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Which wing are you asking about?
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Location: Milford NH summer/fall & Oceanside, CA winters(N San Diego) with lots of miles riden between
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1983 GL1100A Wineberry 36,000 miles

1975 CB750 K5 Planet Blue 7,800 miles

1976 CB750 K6 Anterris Red 25,000 miles

Past rides
1999A Restored from PO neglect & sold at 19,000 miles

1999SE Totaled by cager at 105,000 miles

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rcgreg
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Thanks - that helps a bit
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This one does not look the same....
http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-Genuine-Hon ... 0Q&vxp=mtr


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