05-22-2007, 04:27 AM
EricFG Wrote:Thank you for your help Alexei.
And that "gunk" may be a way to help authenticate some of the older badges, at least for the time being?
BTW, that stuff is dry, and it flakes off under one's fingernail when one tries to remove it. A stiff nylon brush removed most of it (and the patina as well).
The "gunk" sounds like it might be epoxy resin, a simple, strong, no-heat repair method. I don't think it authenticates anything, but it doesn't disqualify anything, either.












