CCC in bronze by Juncker...

[Panzercracker]

Didn't think I'd pick another one up for a while, but when I saw this one for sale from a local dealer, I decided to buy it. Why? The box area was cut out a little "off kilter", giving the inside a kinda "interesting" look -which appealed to me. The clasp had a little zinc pest developing in the bottom right hand, next to the box area, but a little Vaseline treatment took care of that. Here's the before...

--Rgds, Ken

[Panzercracker]

...and here's the after. Where'd the pest go???

[Thomas Durante]

Very nice Ken. That vaseline is good stuff, kills the zincpest and brings out the bronze luster nicely.

Tom

[Panzercracker]

Thanks Tom and I totally agree, that it brings back the lustre in the bronze finish -as you suggested some months ago. Actually, I do this routinely now, to any zinc based badge that I acquire -beacuase it certainly doesn't hurt, when done properly.

However, this was a bit more "interactive" --as the area inflicted by the pest also had lost it's finish, so I helped it a bit... I love it when it gets "interactive" on a badge I like, because it tests my "artistic" ability somewhat. I literally "returned" that finish (see pics). Don't try this at home guys, at it was a challenge and I like a challenge. Mint badges are nice, but where are ya gonna find "mint" on a combat piece??

--Best, Ken

[Panzercracker]

Couple more shots where the infected area used to be... As you can see, like magic, it's gooonnne.