[Healeys] Fwd: how to restore 100/6 and AH Badges?

[Curtis Arndt]

Rich,

You might also check out Karla Maxwell, she is a good friend and lives a
few miles from me.  She is trained as a jeweler and has be doing Pebble
Beach quality cars for many years now.  I have done some Bakelite
restoration for her and have visited her well equipped and immaculate
workshop many times

http://www.maxwellenamels.com/

She did the *Austin-Healey Script *badge for my original 100  finned valve
cover.  It turned out perfect, but be warned Karla is not inexpensive, so
figure $200-300 for your average badge.

I've attached a few before and after photos.

Cheers,

Curt


On Sat, May 25, 2013 at 6:47 AM, John Sims <ahbn6 at verizon.net> wrote:

> You can try Pamela David in the UK. http://badgecraft.co.uk/index.htm
> No personal experience but highly recommended. On her web site she goes
> through the process of restoring a badge. Perhaps, if you do not want her
> to
> do the work, you can glean some pointers from her process.
>
> John Sims, BN6
> Aberdeen, NJ
>
> www.healey6.com
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: healeys-bounces at autox.team.net [mailto:
> healeys-bounces at autox.team.net]
> On Behalf Of Richard Berman
> Sent: Saturday, May 25, 2013 9:11 AM
> To: healeys at autox.team.net
> Subject: [Healeys] Fwd: how to restore 100/6 and AH Badges?
>
> I am almost finished my 3 year restoration of my 1957 100/6 BN4 and have a
> few small bits to restore.  One is the 100/6 front grill badge and the AH
> wing badge.   I purchased a new 100/6 badge and can't believe how soft and
> bendable the metal is compared to my original.  I'd like to restore the
> original.  I can polish the metal nicely but was wondering how to best
> create the red lettering so that it holds up to the elements long term.
>  Any thoughts?  Any comments on color too?  I was looking in to epoxy paint
> but it seems it fails under UV exposure.  Would urethane or acrylic paint
> work?
> thanks,
> rich berman
>
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