Their are some jewelers that do enamel repair - but it's expensive I think -
they do restoration on fine antiques ( think faberch ( sp? ) eggs ----
there is a guy I think in mpls........ And I suppose tiffany in NYC would do
it..... you could see if Tiffany's has a 800 line - give them a call see if
they can refer you to someone in your area cheaper - sounds crazy - but
Tiffany's usally likes to help people out........to get the old emanel out -
denat tools I would imagine - but isn't easier to find a new old stock one?
I could see re- enameling something from th e20's or 30's - or a ghia - but
not a generic 50's........
their are these enamel hobbie kits out there - I used to play with one as a
kid in art class - but you have to find just the right color powder ect ect
- but if youhave some old junked ones - yuu could play--- I imagine if it
has spiderweb cracks just by reheating it in aan enamel kiln you will remelt
the glass enough so the crackes disapper - but it would have to be on the
lower end of the spectrum.......It is also possible that the blues and rubys
do don't fire at the same temp.
I wouldn't say industrial arts - more like hobbie or crafts...
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>From: "bom tie" <bomtie@xxxxxxxxxx>
>To: mailing-list@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Subject: IML: Emblem restoration
>Date: Mon, Mar 3, 2003, 2:38 PM
>
>
>My question is about restoring emblems that are the copper enameled type
>used on Imperials and most finer cars in the 50's and early 60's. This is a
>process that uses powered enamel (glass) melted in an oven (bonded) to a
>copper backing. How would you remove the old enamel to re-bake the part?
>Any supplier that does this? Any industrial arts guys out there?
>Charles
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