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- Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:12 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
- Replies: 67
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Re: I hope someone can help
The only solution I can think of for the "chrome" or mirror parts of the graphics would be to leave them white (to print as transparent on the decal) and then cut out and apply the shapes in mirror plastic behind the decal, with a small overlap hidden by the print outline on the decal. Th...
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 2:07 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
- Replies: 67
- Views: 26683
Re: I hope someone can help
Yes, they definitely look like chrome as the black areas look different both on the front and rear.coppinpr wrote:...are you sure the bits were chrome and not black that has oxidised?
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 12:16 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
- Replies: 67
- Views: 26683
Re: I hope someone can help
Clean the outside, scan if you can, photo if you can't. Here's a better couple of photos, I hope they are good enough. Now cleaned they are really bright colours. On the oblong one, the 3 Shamrocks, the star and the border around the threepenny bit where (or should be chrome finish). On the squaris...
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:19 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
- Replies: 67
- Views: 26683
Re: I hope someone can help
In this instance I'd say the art is far too deteriorated to bother trying to restore and use the original. Yep, it does look like it's too far gone, especially with what you say about the bleeding. I'm going to go for the replacement decals instead. Thanks for the advice. Here's the machine as aske...
- Wed Oct 12, 2016 10:07 am
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
- Replies: 67
- Views: 26683
Re: I hope someone can help
The important thing is to get some good images of the graphics first, then you can try saving the original without fear of a total loss. Having now read the next comments, I reckon I'll just go straight for replacement decals. You'll soon get the hang of it... I think I might be getting better at t...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 5:57 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
- Replies: 67
- Views: 26683
Re: I hope someone can help
Thank you for the replies and advice. Can I ask what you would apply to the back if it was possible? I'm not good on these forums so don't know how to reply individually let alone see who I'm writing to. I don't have a scanner but can take much better photos than I posted, though I don't know how to...
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:23 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Samson grip tester spring
- Replies: 6
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Re: Samson grip tester spring
Where do you get long thin springs like that from? As I need one like that but longer for something else I am working on and can't locate any.
Thanks Mick
Thanks Mick
- Tue Oct 11, 2016 2:17 pm
- Forum: Questions and Answers
- Topic: Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
- Replies: 67
- Views: 26683
Bell Fruit Three Penny Supreme
Hi, brand new here, I only wish I'd discovered this site years ago, anyhow after many hours of reading on here and not finding the exact answer I need I hope someone can help me. I've had a Bell Fruit bandit in the state of restoration now for over 10 years now, well really I've only restored it for...