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Does anyone know of someone in the business of restoring vintage RC motor's? Some motors are getting very hard to find in good cosmetic condition. For some reason Reedy is especially difficult, and when you find them they are very expensive. It would be great if there was a way to buy reproduction decals for the can, and new end bells. Any suggestions?

You're right it is pretty hard to find just about anything but brushes and bearing for old motors. Someone could steam off some old labels, touch 'em up in Photoshop and reprint them. There's no reason you couldn't do those yourself if you've got a half-decent printer. I'm pretty sure those were just glossy coated paper, not vinyl, so you could print one on adhesive label paper, then use stick-on laminate perhaps? I think it might work. Perfectionists might want to find a print shop that can just do glossy adhesive labels...

I'd do it if I could get a new comm on to my Reedy Sonic, but that's been my stumbling point. Personally, I'm switching over to brushless because of the frequency I seem to need to replace brushes and eat up comms now. I'd swear when I used to bash with it as a teenager I hardly had to even replace anything. Some people tell me that the ability of high-cap NiMHs and LiPOs to deliver sustained high voltages for long periods is just more than the old motors were made for. If I was lucky I got 7 minutes before my NiCads couldn't even power the receiver. Whatever the reason, the low maintenance of brushless is pretty compelling if you're just using a runner.

Still, the old stuff is pretty cool, and I hope you come up with some options!