650SS tank badges refurb and a few questions

What ever you do, do not try bending the badges as the originals are made from MAZAK which is a cheap monkey metal and it snaps like a carrot. I used Marque Restore in Coventry and they did a superb job as the copper plated them well, which reduceed the pock marks prior to the chroming.

The screws are 2BA and you can use any head as long as they are flush prior to gluing on the rubber knee pads.

Good Luck, Regards, Paul.

Once these badges start to pit, it is extremely difficult to restore them. I am reasonably sure the screws are 3BA. Norvil stock them. Gordon.

Previously wrote:

What ever you do, do not try bending the badges as the originals are made from MAZAK which is a cheap monkey metal and it snaps like a carrot. I used Marque Restore in Coventry and they did a superb job as the copper plated them well, which reduceed the pock marks prior to the chroming.

The screws are 2BA and you can use any head as long as they are flush prior to gluing on the rubber knee pads.

Good Luck, Regards, Paul.

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Sorry but screws are 3 BA and if the tank has had some work you may need some longer screws tahn 'stock.'

Rgds Steve

Previously wrote:

Previously wrote:

What ever you do, do not try bending the badges as the originals are made from MAZAK which is a cheap monkey metal and it snaps like a carrot. I used Marque Restore in Coventry and they did a superb job as the copper plated them well, which reduceed the pock marks prior to the chroming.

The screws are 2BA and you can use any head as long as they are flush prior to gluing on the rubber knee pads.

Good Luck, Regards, Paul.

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Sorry but screws are 3 BA and if the tank has had some work you may need some longer screws tahn 'stock.'

Rgds Steve

Thank you Steve,I stand corrected, they are 3BA not 2BA. I have however drilled andre-tapped a stripped thread onthe tank with 2 BA, very carefully though, as there is just enough metal on the insert to do so.

Regards, Paul.

Previously paul_webb wrote:

Previously wrote:

Previously wrote:

What ever you do, do not try bending the badges as the originals are made from MAZAK which is a cheap monkey metal and it snaps like a carrot. I used Marque Restore in Coventry and they did a superb job as the copper plated them well, which reduceed the pock marks prior to the chroming.

The screws are 2BA and you can use any head as long as they are flush prior to gluing on the rubber knee pads.

Good Luck, Regards, Paul.

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Sorry but screws are 3 BA and if the tank has had some work you may need some longer screws tahn 'stock.'

Rgds Steve

Thank you Steve,I stand corrected, they are 3BA not 2BA. I have however drilled andre-tapped a stripped thread onthe tank with 2 BA, very carefully though, as there is just enough metal on the insert to do so.

Regards, Paul.

Hi

I know this is an old post but maybe one of you guys can let me know the exact distance for hole centres on the 650 ss badge?

Cheers

Mel

Previously mel_hadfield wrote:

Previously paul_webb wrote:

Previously wrote:

Previously wrote:

What ever you do, do not try bending the badges as the originals are made from MAZAK which is a cheap monkey metal and it snaps like a carrot. I used Marque Restore in Coventry and they did a superb job as the copper plated them well, which reduceed the pock marks prior to the chroming.

The screws are 2BA and you can use any head as long as they are flush prior to gluing on the rubber knee pads.

Good Luck, Regards, Paul.

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Sorry but screws are 3 BA and if the tank has had some work you may need some longer screws tahn 'stock.'

Rgds Steve

Thank you Steve,I stand corrected, they are 3BA not 2BA. I have however drilled andre-tapped a stripped thread onthe tank with 2 BA, very carefully though, as there is just enough metal on the insert to do so.

Regards, Paul.

Hi

I know this is an old post but maybe one of you guys can let me know the exact distance for hole centres on the 650 ss badge?

Cheers

Mel

Just been out to the garage to dig out an old Dommie slimline tank without badges and, measuring with a steel tape between hole centres along the curve of the tank, I get:

Front - middle 222mm

Middle - rear 145 mm

Front - rear 363mm (The three holes aren't in a straight line)

Rob

Best method is to use the holes in the badge as a template to locate holes.

many thanks Rob and Jonathan, extremely helpful for me, cheers.

'nit picking time' - the measurements wouldn't have been in millimetres, would they?

The three numbers come out to close to 8+3/4", 5+3/4" and 14+1/4".

But of course you know that there should be (filled in maybe?) threaded sockets welded into the tank at the right places - so they are whatever they are. Have you found them? (I've just had a thought - maybe a magnet plus iron filings might help?)

Well, I did think of imperial measurements, but I decided to measure the tank of my 30.3288 cubic inch Dommie in mm and see if anyone would be that nitpicking