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Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 28 Apr 2019, 22:06
by Rezene
Is there any way to repair badges for model f's? I see so many model f's that have scratched badges like
this one
https://www.ebay.com/itm/VINTAGE-Clicke ... wjEpcwQU8l and it makes me pretty sad tbh. If anyone has any ideas I would like to know. Than you
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 28 Apr 2019, 22:24
by Wazrach
I believe that's caused by some kind of reaction with the aluminium, but I could be wrong.
I contacted an industrial badge-making company and asked them to produce a custom badge for my F-122 (which I don't have yet, seriously hoping I get it on Saturday). They said they'd be able to produce the badge to scale and according to the design I came up with. I'll be able to take pictures of that when I get it, but I will attach the design I came up with. Note that it's supposed to be metallic gold.
Maybe you should check out a company like this if you're looking to get a brand new badge. I don't think you can repair the original badges, but you could probably sand the surface somehow to remove the surface damage. I'm sure you can quite easily have the IBM logo printed onto it.
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 28 Apr 2019, 23:57
by Rezene
Wazrach wrote: ↑28 Apr 2019, 22:24
I believe that's caused by some kind of reaction with the aluminium, but I could be wrong.
I contacted an industrial badge-making company and asked them to produce a custom badge for my F-122 (which I don't have yet, seriously hoping I get it on Saturday). They said they'd be able to produce the badge to scale and according to the design I came up with. I'll be able to take pictures of that when I get it, but I will attach the design I came up with. Note that it's supposed to be metallic gold.
Maybe you should check out a company like this if you're looking to get a brand new badge. I don't think you can repair the original badges, but you could probably sand the surface somehow to remove the surface damage. I'm sure you can quite easily have the IBM logo printed onto it.
I'll probably do that eventually; when you get that badge in make sure to post it that seems sharp!
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 29 Apr 2019, 00:18
by Wazrach
Rezene wrote: ↑28 Apr 2019, 23:57
Wazrach wrote: ↑28 Apr 2019, 22:24
I believe that's caused by some kind of reaction with the aluminium, but I could be wrong.
I contacted an industrial badge-making company and asked them to produce a custom badge for my F-122 (which I don't have yet, seriously hoping I get it on Saturday). They said they'd be able to produce the badge to scale and according to the design I came up with. I'll be able to take pictures of that when I get it, but I will attach the design I came up with. Note that it's supposed to be metallic gold.
Maybe you should check out a company like this if you're looking to get a brand new badge. I don't think you can repair the original badges, but you could probably sand the surface somehow to remove the surface damage. I'm sure you can quite easily have the IBM logo printed onto it.
I'll probably do that eventually; when you get that badge in make sure to post it that seems sharp!
Will do! I'd like to see what you end up doing with the badge, feel free to update the thread when you do. :3
I can't take credit for the base design, it was a template of a standard F XT badge I found here on Deskthority. I just changed it a bit.
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 01:55
by Rezene
on my model f there is a small portion of the badge that is a shiny silver and the rest is dullish is that dullish part the plastic cover? I don't want to try and take it off and make it look terrible
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 02:20
by Redmaus
Yeah I think thats a protective cover for it. I'd take if off, but very carefully in order to not scratch the metal or lettering.
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 10:26
by AJM
Taking off that protective film is the most satisfying finale of every keyboard restoration.
Only once it happened to me that a little bit of the print got off together with the film.
(Maybe warming it up with a hair dryer could have prevented that?)
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 13 Jun 2019, 14:36
by Rezene
AJM wrote: ↑13 Jun 2019, 10:26
Taking off that protective film is the most satisfying finale of every keyboard restoration.
Only once it happened to me that a little bit of the print got off together with the film.
(Maybe warming it up with a hair dryer could have prevented that?)
it was not satisfying at all. The film was stuck onto the badge really bad and took a while of picking at it.
Re: Repairing Model F badges
Posted: 14 Jun 2019, 07:30
by Redmaus
Rezene wrote: ↑13 Jun 2019, 14:36
it was not satisfying at all. The film was stuck onto the badge really bad and took a while of picking at it.
As long as you didn't scratch the metal or ruin the lettering its a win in my book