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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body bgcolor=white lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>There still seems to be some confusion between the <u>type of construction</u> of the badge and the <u>material</u> that is in the colored part.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Cloisonné and champlevé are jewelers' terms that refer to how the badge is constructed, while the red material is either "vitreous enamel" or paint.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>From the Merriam-Webster dictionary:<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Definition of <i>cloisonné (adjective)</i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>of, relating to, or being a style of enamel decoration in which the enamel is applied and fired in <u>raised</u> cells (as of soldered wires) on a usually metal background — compare <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/champlevé">champlevé</a> <br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Definition of <i>champlevé (adjective) </i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>of, relating to, or being a style of enamel decoration in which the enamel is applied and fired in cells <u>depressed</u> (as by incising) into a metal background — compare <a href="https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cloisonné">cloisonné</a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Definition of <i>vitreous enamel (noun) </i><o:p></o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>: </span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>a fired-on opaque glassy coating on steel or other metals <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>— called also porcelain enamel <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Based on these definitions, the BJ7/BJ8 badge <u>construction</u> is champlevé, while the red <u>material</u> is vitreous enamel or paint. Some have claimed that their badge never had either material but were plain chrome.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Steve Byers</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>HBJ8L/36666</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>BJ8 Registry</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>AHCA Delegate at Large</span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'>Havelock, NC </span><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:#002060'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'> Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces@autox.team.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Bob Spidell<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, October 17, 2018 2:21 PM<br><b>To:</b> healeys@autox.team.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [Healeys] Paint type and color<o:p></o:p></span></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p>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 <strong>Champlevé:</strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://beautifulantiquetreasures.com/2014/05/02/telling-the-difference-between-champleve-and-cloisonne-enamel/">https://beautifulantiquetreasures.com/2014/05/02/telling-the-difference-between-champleve-and-cloisonne-enamel/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>This is usually cited as the goto place for badge restoration, but I hear they are horribly backlogged:<o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="http://www.badgecraft.co.uk/">http://www.badgecraft.co.uk/</a><o:p></o:p></p><p>Bob<o:p></o:p></p><p><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 10/17/2018 4:17 AM, Michael Salter wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><blockquote style='margin-top:5.0pt;margin-bottom:5.0pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>Bad news Lin, the red in the badges is not paint, it is <span style='font-size:24.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#444444;background:white'>cloisonné.</span><br>Thats a type of glass and paint just doesn't look the same.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>There are places where you can get it redone.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='color:#002060'>.</span><o:p></o:p></p></blockquote></div></div></div></blockquote><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>