staybrite protection

[BILL DUGGAN]

I don't collect staybrite badges but I have a handfull.

I used to always keep my eye open for small plastic bags to put them in for protection.

However, I've come up with the idea of putting cellotape around them.

They can now be thrown in the box with brass and/or white metal badges.

Just thought I'd pass this tip on to other collectors.

[wright241]

Originally Posted by BILL DUGGAN

I don't collect staybrite badges but I have a handfull.

I used to always keep my eye open for small plastic bags to put them in for protection.

However, I've come up with the idea of putting cellotape around them.

They can now be thrown in the box with brass and/or white metal badges.

Just thought I'd pass this tip on to other collectors.

Bill,
You might just find that the very 'sticky' types - as there seems to be lots of types around these days - may harm the surface when its removed.
I have used the type that you can write on - 'Magic' I believe its called. This doesn't seem to affect the badges when removed - and its easily written on with a normal pen, without resorting to permanent markers.
Rgds, David

[David Tremain]

As David said, I'd stick (no pun intended!) to small plastic bags as the lesser of the two evils. Sellotape (in N.America, Scotch Tape) will turn yellow over time and the adhesive start to ooze and leave a sticky residue which can only be removed with solvents that might risk damaging the delicate surface of a Staybrite badge. David

[REMEVMBEA1]

Originally Posted by David Tremain

As David said, I'd stick (no pun intended!) to small plastic bags as the lesser of the two evils. Sellotape (in N.America, Scotch Tape) will turn yellow over time and the adhesive start to ooze and leave a sticky residue which can only be removed with solvents that might risk damaging the delicate surface of a Staybrite badge. David

Or cling film (glad wrap to the Aussies among us)

[kingsman]

Might I suggest an alternative approach in protecting the surface of A/A badges. Spray them with a coating of clear acrylic paint,this is very hard will not chip and using the best brands will not yellow. I have used this approach on damaged badges restoring rubbed area's with metallic inks and then spraying to fix the ink. It should give good protection against knocks and scratches to the surface of A/A badges.

[David Tremain]

An acrylic lacquer, such as Krylon (in N. America) as used by artists to fix drawings could be used. However, if you have to remove it for any reason it will require solvents such as toluene - not fun stuff to use without proper fume extraction and masks. David

[Peter Brydon]

I would get a box file and a lot of thin A4 size card, I would mount the badges on the cards and store them in the box file with a seperate sheet of card between the cards of badges so the silders and lugs of the top badges dont damage the fronts of the badges below.

I could then easily take the badges out of the box file as and when I wanted to look at them.

P.B.

[Mike]

Originally Posted by 8thfoot

I would get a box file and a lot of thin A4 size card, I would mount the badges on the cards and store them in the box file with a seperate sheet of card between the cards of badges so the silders and lugs of the top badges dont damage the fronts of the badges below.

I could then easily take the badges out of the box file as and when I wanted to look at them.

P.B.

Sounds like an excellent idea.


We buy for the daughter these large 'colouring in' cards at the local market. When she's finished with them I guillotine them into 5 x 7 inch boards and store badges on them. these fit nicely in a desk drawer.

Now I was thinking the other day, if I cut these the same size as a DVD box I could store them in a DVD rack, which would be rather good, pehaps a nice tall wood rack.





http://www.amazon.co.uk/Hama-CD-Box-..._ob_ce_title_2

(CDs that one above but same idea)