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Title: Switch gear lettering colour
Post by: TezzerTel on December 03, 2024, 05:59:09 PM

As the title what colour should the lettering be on the switch gear? I've refurbished my old switches and coming to painting the lettering. Just wondering what colour this should be? Some seem to be a orange and some more of a red? Are the orange ones I'm seeing just faded red or were they originally orange?

Title: Re: Switch gear lettering colour
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on December 03, 2024, 06:40:37 PM

I believe they were Red that's faded to Orange.

Title: Re: Switch gear lettering colour
Post by: Spitfire on December 04, 2024, 09:48:26 AM

Could explain why I was told that they should be orange Ted, I did mine red.
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img922/6931/El51HO.jpg)

Cheers

Dennis

Title: Re: Switch gear lettering colour
Post by: Johnny4428 on December 04, 2024, 12:08:23 PM

In my mind I thought they were like a burnt orange, I mixed a red with a little orange just to tone the red a little.

Title: Re: Switch gear lettering colour
Post by: McCabe-Thiele (Ted) on December 04, 2024, 12:17:51 PM

I believe many reds have yellow mixed in to vary the shade of red, the rest is probably due to uV breaking down the pigment.
My Superdream has black switches with Green markings, they look original.

Title: Re: Switch gear lettering colour
Post by: Spitfire on December 04, 2024, 12:25:38 PM

Here a photo of the unmolested switch gear before I painted it, I bought the bike new so it was original paint at this point.
several different colours can be seen the "Start" looks to be red
(https://imagizer.imageshack.com/img923/379/GefFAe.jpg)

Cheers

Dennis

Title: Re: Switch gear lettering colour
Post by: Johnny4428 on December 05, 2024, 10:28:25 AM

Nice work! Must do something similar with mine. Left looks fine with a clean up.