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  • lsippell
    XStremely XSive
    • Sep 2003
    • 216
    • Mayflower, Arkansas
    #1

    Gold Leaf

    I'm getting closer to the point of reasembling my engine after painting it and painting my XJ. I was looking at the tank and side cover emblems and wondered if anybody has used gold leal on them? It would sure look better than a gold paint

    Louis
    "There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be overcome by
    brute strength and ignorance" And possibly some Mouse Milk!
    '82 XJ1100J
    LED Dir and running lights
    LED Tail/Brake lights (4) one flashing
    Modulated H/L
    PIAA Driving lights
    YICS Eliminated
    750 FD

    Yamaha Factory X-1 Fairing and Luggage
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    • Ken Talbot
      XS-XJ Super Guru
      • Jun 2002
      • 4251
      • Revelstoke, BC
      #2
      Gold paint looks not too bad if you spray the whole emblem, clearcoat it, then carefully fill in the black. I believe there's a short write-up on this procedure here .
      Ken Talbot

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        • MAXIMAN
          XS-XJ Guru
          • Jan 2005
          • 1817
          • As far from the government as humanly possible.
          #3
          Hey Louis....two questions...didya get the manual yet? I mailed it !

          And what is Gold Leaf? Sounds like a very shiney gold paint...where would a guy get it.

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            • TopCatGr58
              Administrator
              • Jul 2002
              • 12650
              • Portsmouth, Va.
              #4
              Hey Maximan,

              My understanding is that it's REAL GOLD, just a few mills thick, you essentially apply it with pressure, kinda like tin foil. Being gold, it probably isn't too cheap!?
              T.C.
              T. C. Gresham
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                • lsippell
                  XStremely XSive
                  • Sep 2003
                  • 216
                  • Mayflower, Arkansas
                  #5
                  Gold Leaf

                  No, I haven't got the manual yet.

                  It is real gold. 22 to 24 K. It comes in a 'book with 25 leaves 3.375"x3.375", or about 285 sq. in. for under $40.00. It's thin enought that you can see light through it. I'm bidding on some on eBay now. Don't know if it will work or not, but if it does, it will sure be purty.

                  Louis
                  "There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be overcome by
                  brute strength and ignorance" And possibly some Mouse Milk!
                  '82 XJ1100J
                  LED Dir and running lights
                  LED Tail/Brake lights (4) one flashing
                  Modulated H/L
                  PIAA Driving lights
                  YICS Eliminated
                  750 FD

                  Yamaha Factory X-1 Fairing and Luggage

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                    • MAXIMAN
                      XS-XJ Guru
                      • Jan 2005
                      • 1817
                      • As far from the government as humanly possible.
                      #6
                      Ok Louis...you should get it anyday now.


                      I bet it would be to easy applying the stuff over old emblems. I guess it would probably be "glued" on then an exacto knife used to trim it?

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                        • lsippell
                          XStremely XSive
                          • Sep 2003
                          • 216
                          • Mayflower, Arkansas
                          #7
                          From what I've read about gold leaf, when it drapes over the letters, it will shear itself in the edge. It's extreamly delicate.

                          Louis
                          "There is no mechanical problem so difficult that it cannot be overcome by
                          brute strength and ignorance" And possibly some Mouse Milk!
                          '82 XJ1100J
                          LED Dir and running lights
                          LED Tail/Brake lights (4) one flashing
                          Modulated H/L
                          PIAA Driving lights
                          YICS Eliminated
                          750 FD

                          Yamaha Factory X-1 Fairing and Luggage

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                            • MAXIMAN
                              XS-XJ Guru
                              • Jan 2005
                              • 1817
                              • As far from the government as humanly possible.
                              #8
                              Hey Louis....if ya got that thing running good ya oughta go to the TeXSive Lite rally April 16 th.

                              I plan on being there...it's gonna be at Lufkin, TX.

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