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m51 dilemma
dont go on ebay drunk
i did and ended up with this
which is fine until you see what some eeejit has done on the back
to be fair it was advertised as such so i cant complain
i can complain about the beer goggles i viewed it with though
anyway it arrived this morning and i must say its one of the best shells i have seen in a long time
the olive green is much stronger than it seems in the two photos in fact its not far off a brand new m65 ive got
but what can i do with that cack mural on the back of it ?
is there a product to get it off ?
or could i cover it with a patch ? [ least favourite option ....i'm too old for "mod rulez " on a target ]
i'd love to meet whoever painted that shite on there ....and punch him square in the face !
it has ruined quite an exceptional shell !
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Permalink Reply by John Paterson on -
Hugo, i bloody saw that parka. although i read the description..Solution..Put a big bloody patch on the back.:-)
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Permalink Reply by hubert davenport on -
i might try this ?
i'll probably end up with two different shades of green but its better than the rubbish thats on there
as far as patches goes this would be good for riding the scooter with if it was big enuff !
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Permalink Reply by John Paterson on
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That'll do the trick!! LOL
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Permalink Reply by Duncan Worman on -
what in the name of all thats holy is it on the back ? the front looks cool as though. maybe just stand with your back to something all the time ?
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Permalink Reply by hubert davenport on
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its like some weird little spaceman thing ?
it was probably done thirty odd years ago when the coats were worth nowt
with a bit of luck that olive fabric paint will get rid of it
if it doesnt it'll have to be a patch
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Permalink Reply by Harry Palmer on -
Hey Hubert
Don't spray that paint directly onto to M51, or you will get a really strong green stain on it.
Try diluting the paint if it's water based, that way you can try to match up the colour to your shell.
I would also try adding the product to a lint free cloth and patting it into your parka, that way you can build up the colour slowly.
Good luck with it mate
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Permalink Reply by Erich on -
Well there is a US Navy tag on the front which is rare for a parka. They usually have US Army or US Air Force if they have anything at all on the front. The stencil on the back may be a hard helmet diver. This may be rare and you could sell it to a military collector. Lol You may be able to make some money and buy another one.
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Permalink Reply by michael james sturge on -
my wife painted a door with mt m51 behind it she also binned the liner i never did get the paint off although every now and then i do like to remind her how much they cost now mind you i must admit to ruining it myself by keep changing the patches on it
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Permalink Reply by Bettina Krause on -
I am sorry to say that but I have never heard about anything that get another colour out of a parka (without damages). Just try at a small place or ask at a dry-cleaner's, I think these people know best.
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Permalink Reply by hubert davenport on
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if that olive paint doesnt work i might take it to the kind of place that can screen print a design on your clothes .
hopefully they could screen print a camoflague pattern over it which would suit the patina of the coat .
or even for that matter screen print an olive drab patch over it which would be better
alternatively i seen a young lad just recently wearing one of those pretty green replicas with the big who thing painted on .
obviously an expensive xmas prezzie for him
anyway i could talk to a screen printing firm about something like that
it would at least make what is otherwise an excellent parka wearable
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Permalink Reply by Graeme Proudfoot on
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Personally, I would leave it there, if you're just wearing the parka on your scooter. It looks much better than a huge patch imho.
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Permalink Reply by John Paterson on
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Get abig bloody WHO patch on the Back! We are the mods.....:-)
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