Preservation of Medals and Badges.

Over the time I have embarked on some preservation work with medals and badges..... The following is some of the work I have done.

This first one is a badge that I found while detecting. The badge is supposed to have a gold plating on it....



After the cleaning process using electrolysis, I then used a thin coating of a gold spray paint, and then placed a background behind it. The red background is also the original color that was used.



The finished badge.

The next collection is buckles that I have found over a time while detecting.... All the buckles have been cleaned using different methods including electrolysis and vinegar,,,, All the buckles were then fastened to the frame using a thin wire.



I was also asked by a friend if I could place his fathers medals into a frame.... The medals when I received them were a total mess, with ribbons dirty and some torn, and most placed onto the wrong medals.... Each of the medals were stripped down and each ribbon was washed and the medal was cleaned and sprayed with a clear lacquer.



Medals before the work was done.



The finished results.

The next two frames are my badges. The first frame being my Rhodesian badges, and the next frame the South African Badges.



Rhodesian Badges.



South African badges, some from the 2nd world war...

Hope that you enjoy my post.







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Very nice display Peter

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Peter awesome looking displays, So with the vinegar r u just letting the medals soak or what ??

what other methods are you using ?

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"Keep Digging Its Down There Somewhere" Treasure Hunting, Gold and Coins.

Yes Sir it does and Thank You! I use to know all that before the strokes now I am having to relearn a lot and keeping a book with everthing written down! Strokes r a terrible thing.

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"Keep Digging Its Down There Somewhere" Treasure Hunting, Gold and Coins.

Karl, if you need any information on anything, you just give me a shout.... I do have electrolysis in a document format if you wish me to email it to you.... just give me a email address 

Thanks garthban, and welcome to the Forum.....


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