50jetback Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Mark - weren't you looking for a radiator badge like thishttp://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/1920S-EARLY-1930S-BUICK-RADIATOR-SHELL-EMBLEM-/170583825681?pt=Vintage_Car_Truck_Parts_Accessories&hash=item27b7969d11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted December 28, 2010 Share Posted December 28, 2010 Just before Christmas, one of my Buick buddies promised to send me one to be restored....It's just like waiting for Santa again.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted January 8, 2011 Share Posted January 8, 2011 Just got it yesterday.... Many thanks to my buddy Bob Scott who had this rare emblem but does not have a 1912 Buick. He just gave it to me! He said he was just returning the favor I did for him, but I don't remember what favor I did for Bob. I sure appreciate it Bob... Thanks again!It needs to be restored, & I know about Emblem Magic. Are there any other emblem restoration places I should check out? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 This is the one I was looking for: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill Stoneberg Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Be bold Mark,Here are instructions for doing it yourself.A 1600 degree oven mayu be hard to find though.How to Make Cloisonne Enamel | eHow.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Schramm Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Do you know someone that does ceramics? That might work? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted January 11, 2011 Share Posted January 11, 2011 Larry, Yes, there is a ceramics place here in town.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ethain Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 How rare as these round badges i have one in bad condition hoping to get it restored to put on my own buick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ben Bruce aka First Born Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 On 1/10/2011 at 10:14 PM, Bill Stoneberg said: Be bold Mark, Here are instructions for doing it yourself. A 1600 degree oven mayu be hard to find though. How to Make Cloisonne Enamel | eHow.com I believe a self cleaning electric will get that hot. Ben Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Shaw Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 The original post is from 2010. The car is now on the road with it's badge. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill - 29 Buick Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 6 hours ago, Ben Bruce aka First Born said: I believe a self cleaning electric (oven)will get that hot. Mark: In my bachelor days, I developed a cookbook for quickly fixing dinners. It was called “Cooking at Clean” based on my experiences with preparing meals in an oven on the “clean” cycle. I’d be happy to try your badge with my system but have to admit that there was a certain amount of trial and lots of error in developing my cookbook. Bill McLaughlin 1929 McLaughlin Buick PS: A follow up cookbook was my equally famous “Counter Top Cooking” which I’d be happy to explain to anyone that PM’s me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
21raceabout Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Some years ago a friend was restoring a Stutz DV32 for a client (which later got a 400/400 perfect score at a CCCA national meet). He sent the radiator cloisonne emblem to what was supposed to be a "professional" emblem restoration shop here in New England. They ruined it. The emblem was returned highly distorted and unusable; was clearly overheated or constrained when in the oven. I don't think they were in business very long. My takeaway was that it is possible to damage an emblem. If I were to try it at home I think I would use some sort of instrumentation to ensure temperatures are known, research temperatures are required, determine creep strength of backing material (copper, brass or bronze?) which may govern how the emblem should be supported in the oven, and finally develop the process on a less valuable piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terry Wiegand Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 If anybody wants any radiator emblem or hubcap restored to perfection there is only one person on the planet who can be trusted to do it correctly and to perfection. That person is Karla Maxwell out in Vista, California. Her website is - www.MaxwellEnamels.com Her phone number is - (760) 941-1966. She has restored the radiator emblems on all three of our Buicks and they are absolutely beautiful. Terry Wiegand South Hutchinson, Kansas AACA Life Member #947918 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rock10 Posted June 28, 2021 Share Posted June 28, 2021 Wow. Beautiful stuff. 👍 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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