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These come in handy (link provided below) for scraping hardened rubber or crud off of painted surface with minimal abrasion or damage to surrounding finish. They come in handy in many ways during the restoration process. In the past, I cut the rubber extensions off of stem bumpers ordered from Mcmaster Carr and used for Westinghouse tank feet and glued them in place. There are other options you can dig up similar that will do the job. Fiberglass Solder Aid and Spudger Probe (specialized.net)

You know, I don't think anyone including myself ever dug into Superior before. There is plenty of their fans out there.

More... RED is prototype. BLUE is 1st stamping of refined version:

Fifty dollars sounds like a very good deal to me.

If you are selling, I would be interested. The parts I making is for a 12 inch. Never know if I end up getting another one.

I’m sure others have better ways, but this is how I do it. Polish the brass & so the whole badge shines. Then paint the badge with a flat black. Use a very small tool to get the paint off the raised brass. Then paint the entire badge with clear lacquer.