[Healeys] Paint type and color

[Bob Spidell]

While I normally wouldn't contradict Michael--he's a pro and I'm an 
amateur--that isn't correct.  What's in our badges--until late BJ8s 
anyway, which were painted--is *Champlevé:*

https://beautifulantiquetreasures.com/2014/05/02/telling-the-difference-between-champleve-and-cloisonne-enamel/

This is usually cited as the goto place for badge restoration, but I 
hear they are horribly backlogged:

http://www.badgecraft.co.uk/

Bob
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On 10/17/2018 4:17 AM, Michael Salter wrote:
> Bad news Lin, the red in the badges is not paint, it is cloisonné.
> Thats a type of glass and paint just doesn't look the same.
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> There are places where you can get it redone.
>
> M
> On Tue, Oct 16, 2018, 10:16 PM Linwood Rose, <linwoodrose at mac.com 
> <mailto:linwoodrose at mac.com>> wrote:
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>     So I have lost some paint from my  emblem. Anyone figured out what
>     color to use to match?
>     Thanks.
>     Lin
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