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Old 19-04-18, 12:36 PM
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I’ve been making enquiries recently about who to trust / go to for enamel repairs for very small detailed jobs - such as the shamrock on an Irish Guards Officers / WOs Star.
Seeing as the price was right, I’ve bought this badge from Endici as a Guinea Pig and will be sending it off for repair. I will of course update you with an image upon its return - sharing the details of the business too, should the works be satisfactory.

http://www.endicimilitaria.com/viewp...h=52350&phqu=4
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Old 19-04-18, 01:59 PM
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I was quoted £50 an hour plus materials etc, an hour won't give you much as it can take more than that to select the matching colours and a realistic price was 150+ to fix a cap badge properly, I was told.
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Old 19-04-18, 07:50 PM
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I was tempted on that one Sean, but left it as it had no Makers Mark. A genuine cap star though. I buy from Endici, i believe he is a good " dealer " IMHO.
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Old 19-04-18, 08:35 PM
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At £45 I thought it was time to buy it Andy. Let’s see how it looks after a repair. Endici has been good to me too, no complaints!
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Old 19-04-18, 09:24 PM
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At £45 I thought it was time to buy it Andy. Let’s see how it looks after a repair. Endici has been good to me too, no complaints!
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A good buy, and i reckon worthy of repairing.
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I’ve been making enquiries recently about who to trust / go to for enamel repairs for very small detailed jobs - such as the shamrock on an Irish Guards Officers / WOs Star.
Seeing as the price was right, I’ve bought this badge from Endici as a Guinea Pig and will be sending it off for repair. I will of course update you with an image upon its return - sharing the details of the business too, should the works be satisfactory.

http://www.endicimilitaria.com/viewp...h=52350&phqu=4
Great, looking forward to seeing how it goes
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Discounted star from Endici.
Shamrock re-coloured.
I used green Translucent stained glass paint and a very thin brush.
Highly magnified here. To the naked eye it looks superb (if I don’t say so myself).
The professional enamel company quoted me silly when they saw it, so I had a go myself. What you you think?
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Looks really nice Sean
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Old 05-05-18, 06:33 PM
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Gleaming, well done Sean.
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That will do, nicely !!
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Where did you find the translucent stained glass paint? Well done.
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Where did you find the translucent stained glass paint? Well done.
The translucent stained glass paint shop?
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The translucent stained glass paint shop?
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It’s made by WamiQ and I bought it on eBay!
I applied it with a 000 brush from the ‘games workshop’



https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?m...2F162334520581
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Ive noticed a few officers caps to different regiments on eBay a while back, fitted with what appear to be O.R.'s anodised aluminium cap badges which have been painted with what may very well be this stained glass paint. Or maybe just some kind of pen giving a similar effect.
I did ask the seller of a Cheshire Regiment officer's cap if the badge on it was a painted up anod. al. one - never got a reply, can't imagine why........
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Ive noticed a few officers caps to different regiments on eBay a while back, fitted with what appear to be O.R.'s anodised aluminium cap badges which have been painted with what may very well be this stained glass paint. Or maybe just some kind of pen giving a similar effect.
I did ask the seller of a Cheshire Regiment officer's cap if the badge on it was a painted up anod. al. one - never got a reply, can't imagine why........
That’s worrying - but surely not good enough in the execution (on an AA badge) to successfully deceive anyone, if that was the intention?
It makes me glad I’m a one-Regiment collector where the other ranks / Officers distinction is obvious.
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