R.K. PAB for review

[Ken1967]

Hey guys,
I have this badge I would like opinions on. I really have no idea after comparing to others I've seen.

Thanks!
Ken

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Looks good to me. Matches mine exactly

[Giel VW]

The badge looks original, but the main question here is: what about the finish?

I have never seen an rk with such an amount of finish left! The type of finish looks good, but the fact that these RK's very often loose their finish very fast worries me. In the best case you have a stunning RK PAB over there!

[Ken1967]

Giel, the finish does look mint. I couldn't see any obvious signs of repaint or anything though. The collector I acquired it from some time ago was really into mint condition items.

Thanks everyone for your responses!

[Giel VW]

Hi Ken,

Can you do an aceton test on it?

[Don D.]

Nothing wrong with this badge. It has been stored properly all these years. I used to have a near mint one still in the cellophane packet.

[Don D.]

Sorry for the poor pics but this was before I owned a scanner.

[Ken1967]

Hi Ken,

Can you do an aceton test on it?

Giel, I'm not sure how to do an aceton test...

[Giel VW]

Take a small piece of cloth with some Aceton (or nail polish) and rub very softly on a small piece of the badge. If the paint is new it will easily come off.

[stewy]

Giel means not nail polish but acetone nail varnish remover,not that i wear it often . Stewy

[Ken1967]

Stewy, LOL.....Giel, I'm personally not comfortable with doing anything like that to the badge. I can't see any overspray or runs that would indicate a repaint so I will leave it as is instead of risking any damage to the badge.