Trying to find the young couple who make colored metal emblems

[Mcffee]

They used to have walking street stall near the end opposite wat Prasingh, but not seen them for a long time. They made a few great metal emblems for me, made of steel plate with embedded paint and chromium finish. See sample below something alike. I think they have a shop somewhere. Anybody who knows this couple? The painting process might be called 'enamel', not sure how they do it.

Edited February 17, 2015 by Mcffee

[BKKdreaming]

Anyone have a shop they use in Thailand that does this ?

Easy to get done in China but I would rather do it in Thailand....

if it is done the "old" way it is done under high heat and the enamel is melted (fired)

and the enamel is more a ground glass , so very hard after firing

same way you make porcelain signs

or this is the modern way

this is "soft enamel"

what size was the sign they made for you ?

Edited February 17, 2015 by BKKdreaming

[Mcffee]

Anyone have a shop they use in Thailand that does this ?

Easy to get done in China but I would rather do it in Thailand....

if it is done the "old" way it is done under high heat and the enamel is melted (fired)

and the enamel is more a ground glass , so very hard after firing

same way you make porcelain signs

or this is the modern way

this is "soft enamel"

what size was the sign they made for you ?

Interesting, does not look like a hobby you learn in a weekend and I would not have the patience for it. The guys at Walking Street made two Irish Leprechaun shapes with text, around 20 centimeters high, I could pick them up the next week. Not expensive at all total 250b something like that. I think they told me they have a shop somewhere. Standard at their shop they offered all kinds of football emblems. I lost their phone number and would love to get in touch with them again.

[BKKdreaming]

many people do this as a hobby , OK many did back in the 50s-60s before Cable , Internet , smartphones

there are a lot of books on how to do it

the hard enamel needs a kiln to melt the enamel frit

the soft enamel probably just needs a small oven or could be air dried ,

Ask them what they do , maybe they just do the design and then send it to the factory that does it ,

if they have more can you take a picture ? Or if they can make to order

20cm is a pretty large one , the factory I went to in Germany made grill badges for cars , about 8cm and hard enamel

Good luck in the hunt

[BKKdreaming]

Did you ever get a chance to talk to these guys and see how they were making them ?

[Mcffee]

Did you ever get a chance to talk to these guys and see how they were making them ?

They did a few orders for me from Walking Street but I had no chance to visit their workplace. They are a young couple in their twenties, a guy and his girlfriend who worked together. Perhaps via the Walking Street organization it's possible to find them back, if they keep records of past time sellers.

Edited February 27, 2015 by Mcffee