[Healeys] Valve Cover badge

[Curtis Arndt]

Michael,

First of all, the original badge was not chrome plated, it was nickel
plated only over the base metal which is copper.

Secondly, the badge is NOT Cloisonne, it is red enamel.

My original badge was restored by Karla Maxwell of Maxwell Enamels in
Vista, CA. Karla is a personal friend, lives 5 miles from me and is in high
demand from Pebble Beach restorers. She is also not inexpensive.
Maxwell Enamels | Emblem Restoration <https://maxwellenamels.com/>

Let me see if I can contact her to see if your badge can be re-plated
without damaging the red enamel.

As an alternative, Jim Smalley found an artisan in England who was making
perfect reproductions of these badges for the same price I paid Karla to
restore my original [$500 USD]; however, my copper base required laser
welding to fill in several gouges which upped the price.

The fifth attached photo of three badges are these reproductions.

Cheers,

Curtis

On Mon, Jul 1, 2024 at 9:57 AM Michael Oritt <michael.oritt at gmail.com>
wrote:

> Please see the two attached pics showing first, how the badge on my early
> aftermet finned valve cover should look and second, how mine appears.  The
> cloisonne is in good condition but the chrome plating is gone.
>
> Can the badge be replated without destroying the cloisonne and if so does
> anyone have a recommendation for where I might get this work done?
>
> Best--Michael Oritt
>
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