GD70 Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hey all! I'm restoring a set of 3a's, and the original badges were totally rusted on the surfaces. vintage-ar has repro's, but I'd much prefer a set of originals. Ok if the red paint is faded, I can repaint the recessed letters. Thanks in advance! Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted October 19, 2017 Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hey Glenn The original 3a badges are solid brass, so no rust. Use some paint remover or just buff them with steel wool. I've cleaned up really bad looking ones. -Kent Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD70 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Hi Kent, I looked at these again. and it's the metal plate with the screw that the brass badges are glued to is what I have. The badges fell off at some point! I thought it was odd that they were rusted like this. Thanks, Glenn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD70 Posted October 19, 2017 Author Report Share Posted October 19, 2017 Grabbed one off ebay today in pretty nice shape. Have a line on another one from an AKer. I'll see pics of it this weekend. Thanks Gents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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