Brig Posted May 27, 2019 Share #1 Posted May 27, 2019 It's not uncommon to find someone to have painted over an insignia for some reason or other. It has happened to me a dozen times. I have long championed used nail polish remover and Q-tips to do this, and have often shown before and after pics. This time, I thought I'd remove half the paint and show the effectiveness This WWII USMC sweetheart pin appeared to have been painted a LONG time ago, with a thick off-white paint, I think it may have been house paint. A little nail polish remover, a few Q-tips, and the difference is plain as day.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patches Posted May 27, 2019 Share #2 Posted May 27, 2019 Good job. Wonder why it was painted like that in the first place Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted May 27, 2019 Share #3 Posted May 27, 2019 Looks great. But I was wondering if that was paint or is it tarnish? The reason I ask is that I got a bomber wing sterling silver and I could have sworn someone painted it. And it turned out to be tarnish.... I cleaned it by wraping the silver wing in foil and soaking it in hot water and baking soda and when I pulled it out 10 min later... No paint... And No tarnish patina what ever you want to call it. i like my silver wings clean. Im not advocating it. Imnot suggesting you use it. I use it to clean silver and I like how it works. I wouldnt use it on gold navy wings etc.. So I was just wondering if that was actually paint? Is that wing Gold? Or is it silver picking up the yellow light from something? Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
doyler Posted May 27, 2019 Share #4 Posted May 27, 2019 Good job. Wonder why it was painted like that in the first place I have seen sweet heart jewelry painted from the manufacturer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brig Posted May 27, 2019 Author Share #5 Posted May 27, 2019 This was paint...most likely house paint, it was thick, uneven, and crap It is gold in color, the paint was white I imagine this was done by a kid who got into mom's jewelry. It's a high quality pin, it definitely wasn't done by the maker This style pin was also done late war in lead Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster Posted May 27, 2019 Share #6 Posted May 27, 2019 I have theory... Back in the late 1960's like 1967.... My mom was into antiques... She had this old victrola in the basement. It worked had extra needles records the horn / speaker everything. I used to crank it up and play the old 78's. I came home from school one day and it was in the living room. Gutted and painted white!!! I remember asking her why she had done that. She said that that was what was in style. I was devastated. As little as I was I couldnt believe she had ruined it. Might be why those are painted white? She did the same thing to a couple of old crank phones with all the guts still inside. Apparently was the thing to do in the late sixties... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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