Badge Repairs

[popskipa]

Hello

I have a brass shoulder title missing a lug and a badge with a hinge where a lug should be.

Would anyone on the forum be able to do the repairs or recommend a suitable repairer please...

Thank you, Keith

[kingsley]

Keith, I would suggest that you try to do the repair yourself, not too difficult or expensive. As long as the badge itself is original, replacement lugs do not
concern me, but I know many Forum members would disagree. If you find a really rare badge without lugs you don't have much choice.
It is beyond my ability to replace a slider and after many years I am well into my second packet of 1000 copper lugs. When I first started, I practiced on junk badges and at first used far too much solder, until over time I was able to do a better job. Attached scan shows too much solder and the right amount.
The right sized copper lugs are readily available and cheap from "Findings" if you buy them in quantity. Then you need a small gas torch, long nose pliers, solder wire, and acid flux with an old ceramic tile. Never used a soldering iron as others probably do.
I would not dare to try to repair other peoples' badges in case I ruined them.

[popskipa]

Kingsley thank you for the reply.

I only have the two items for repair and don’t feel confident to do a good enough job myself. The title and badge are scarce and I could easily damage them with my bungled efforts.

[mac66]

A tip to use when soldering is to obtain some rouge which is a polishing compound usually used for silver, make a paste with a drop of white spirit and paint it on to the metal areas that you don't want the solder to spread to. Leave it to dry before soldering and the molten solder won't travel and adhere to the painted area, the rouge can be removed with white spirit afterwards