Estate Boot Badge Refurbishment

[MilesS835]

I am aware there is another post about refurbishing the estate's rear lion badge but unfortunately that one went dead a long time ago.
So here I am am trying to relight the fire regarding the rear badge.
I don't really want to just stick on a 307(I think) badge on it and be done with it because I like the look of the original.
So I sourced another rear badge from a scrappy which was tatty but in slightly better condition than the one on my car.
Here is before:

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I proceeded to scrape off all of the old lacquer etc and sanded it until it was smooth:

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Chipping off lacquer.jpg

After this I had to sand it smooth:

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Once that was done I started the enamel paint:

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Here is where I currently am at, waiting for the enamel to dry so I can polish and lacquer it.

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So far I'm very pleased with the progress!

[steve_earwig]

That's looking pretty darn good I suspect you could still see the outline but still you must have a steady hand. Or did you use some sort of mask? Were you not tempted to paint something else on there?

[MilesS835]

Thanks!
Once all the lacquer and paint had been scraped off, there was a tiny indentation where the lion bit is, I simply followed that very carefully, although I screwed it up a little in a couple of places! hopefully I can sort those minor issues out before the lacquer goes on.
I'm planning on going for a bit of a sleeper with the car, I'm half tempted to take the "V6" badges off and replace them with the "GLX" badges

[steve_earwig]

1.8 Rapier...

[MilesS835]

It's a GLX spec which justifies the badge. I just like outrunning the Boy racers in their Corsa's from the lights in an old Pug!

[GingerMagic]

I am in the envious position of owning a V6 coupe and a tweaked 2.2hdi estate, and to be honest there isn't a great deal of difference performance wise when hooning around town, but on the motorway the V6 has the legs....

It's a definite feeling of smugness when an old inconspicuous Peugeot estate surprises the boy racers

[MilesS835]

It's a definite feeling of smugness when an old inconspicuous Peugeot estate surprises the boy racers

Yes that's always good fun, the looks on their faces

This enamel is taking ages to dry!