Topic: Anyone know how to silk screen a seat?

[Frankenkit]

Hey all, I bought a cafe seat for my cl350, and I think (hope) it'll look good on the bike BUT it's missing the classic "HONDA" silkscreened on the back. Anyone know how I'd go about putting one on?

[bistromath]

I have used a silkscreen kit from EZ Screen Print (http://ezscreenprint.com/photoezminikithires.aspx) to very successfully silkscreen a gauge face. I recommend the kit.

[Simon]

One way would be to trace the logo on a computer (Illustrator or similar) and ask a lettering shop to cut out the logo for you at the right size. Stick the whole sheet centering the cutout logo where you want it. You could then either use a spray can or even dab the paint on lightly with a sponge.

Simon

[Blasbo]

Or instead of tracing you could download the font.
http://www.dafont.com/hondafont.font

[Gnat]

+1 do down load the font. Then find the appropriate size. Then go to the office supply store and buy some sticky backed paper and print on it. Then, because, the HONDA logo is block letters it should be easy to take an exacto knife and cut them out. then peel,stick and paint.

Silkscreening is great if you are familiar with the process and photoscreening (burning a screen in the sunlight/or burn light on a photosensitive emulsion) is very easy. However, I would bet that making a stencil would be much easier and quicker in the long run and your result will be the same.

On the stencil you will need to keep the spray can at the level of the stencil and perpendicular to the seat with very light coats

By the way the stencils are available..I have seen them ..so you don't really have to make those either.

Gnat

[Frankenkit]

would fabric/vinyl specific paint maybe be better than spray paint?

[mark]

By the way the stencils are available..I have seen them ..so you don't really have to make those either.

some guy on flebay had 'em. not real spendy.

would fabric/vinyl specific paint maybe be better than spray paint?

probably.

[david 750f]

This may help you. They also sell the Honda seat stencil.

http://www.reproductiondecals.com/default_frameset.html?content.html~main

Go to the "more info" link on the left hand side, then to the "applying seat stencil" link.

[Hush]

I've used vynal spray paint in the past to repair old model car seats, I know it won't come off in a hurry in fact sitting on it for a few thousand miles had no effect at all.

[SHELLFISH]

I used to use a spray paint "Vinylhyde" that worked well and long lasting.
Don't know if it's still available.