Daniel5691

Hi !

I'd like some ideas please on restoring original stickers.
For instance, the intensive washer sticker...

Has anyone had success with cleaning/ restoring these?

Thanks ! !

Rob Edwards

Short of a Q-tip (or smaller swab) and distilled water on the areas where the ink isn't, I wouldn't touch an original decal, beyond the lightest of wipes with a microfiber towel.

Maybe a tattoo artist could paint in the lettering where it's faded or gone?

NoVector

For the stickers that are too far gone, I'd first try Roger. If that doesn't pan out, this company has quite a few. Recommend not just looking under the 928 tab on the page, but instead search on a word you're looking for. Like "Bosch" or "Unleaded". They also have paint code stickers! No affiliation...
http://car-bone.pl/shop/

Bertrand Daoust

+ 1.
Very happy with there stickers.
Very good quality.

(I made the yellow ones myself.
Roger as some for the coolant tank.)

GeorgeM

You can also make some of your own using foil or vinyl decal stock designed for ink-jet printer use (available online from an outfit called Papilio), Powerpoint graphics and a decent ink-jet printer.

The foil isn't as thick as original, but it looks very good and you can ensure that it's exactly the correct size if you have the original to go by. The vinyl is white and you print it in whatever color you want. Great thing with the R12 sticker is that you can put whatever Freon capacity number you want that matches your original, as they were not all the same.

All three stickers on my radiator along with the coils were created this way. Not sure if the judges at this last PCA Parade noticed that they were repros, but they didn't ask or comment.

If you're interested, PM me your email and I'll shoot you the graphics.

Credit goes to Bob Weber for creating this option.

jas79

I´ve ordered some of the stickers from car-bone.pl, including the paint code sticker. They looks great!

/Mattias

Rob Edwards

Carbone does outstanding work, particularly on the paint code decals, they have an almost perfect match to the hue and sheen of the silver-gray background.

To add to George's post, Jim Doerr and I collaborated on replicating a number of the early 928 decals. The hassle is that the original metal foil is about 12 mils thick and the only substrate that comes close is from a company called inkjetmetal.com. I say 'close' because their gold sheet isn't as yellow-gold as the original fan warning, intensive washer and radiator stickers, and it has a 'grain' to it that isn't there on the originals, but it's close. The other hassle is that you need a heavy-duty cutter and a commercial-grade corner-cutting tool to make the rounded edges. $$$. But after a lot of hours and some trial and error we have some nice early repros.

sounds like an aluminum sheet, 'cause it is:



Cut:

Dark Blue

Rob, do you sell these metal repros? I'd love to buy a set. Thanks,

Steve
'89 S4 Auto

Rob Edwards

Hi Steve-

The only metal ones I've made are for the early cars, though it wouldn't be difficult to repro the later versions. I'm not a vendor here, so let me talk to Jim D and see what we can do.

Dark Blue

Awesome!