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Couple of badge questions

timmdrum

timmdrum

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1. Vent holes incorporated in badges- how come so few do this anymore? Ludwig, and maybe the newly resurrected Slingerland (I'm too lazy to check 😁) do, but I don't think anyone else does. Seems it'd be easier than drilling extra holes and using more screws.

2. My recently acquired Pearl World Series floor tom badge is a little crooked. I suppose it got hot somewhere and slipped from the glue getting soft. It doesn't budge now (well, I didn't try too hard to move it, lest it pop right off), but I think I want to correct this. I've seen the dental floss method of removing glued badges, but what glue should I use to reapply? I don't want Super/Krazy Glue to eat away at the lacquer/paint underneath, but I don't think an Elmer's glue stick will be up to the task in warm temps.
 
I figure the badge+vent is less expensive to manufacture.

On the flip side, I love Tama’s decals and their wood grommet (or whatever it is) on the vent hole. Very classy. 👌

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Gretsch USA lines (USA Custom, Brooklyn and Broadkaster) all have vents incorporated into their badges. Older Renowns do too, but not the newer ones.
 
timmdrum said:
1. Vent holes incorporated in badges- how come so few do this anymore? Ludwig, and maybe the newly resurrected Slingerland (I'm too lazy to check 😁) do, but I don't think anyone else does. Seems it'd be easier than drilling extra holes and using more screws.

2. My recently acquired Pearl World Series floor tom badge is a little crooked. I suppose it got hot somewhere and slipped from the glue getting soft. It doesn't budge now (well, I didn't try too hard to move it, lest it pop right off), but I think I want to correct this. I've seen the dental floss method of removing glued badges, but what glue should I use to reapply? I don't want Super/Krazy Glue to eat away at the lacquer/paint underneath, but I don't think an Elmer's glue stick will be up to the task in warm temps.
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Not a glue stick, but Elmer’s should hold well as long as the surface is clean and you just do a thin and even coating.
 
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