It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] and directly fill it with a matched Epoxy, or cut a patch and use resin on that then install it in the buckle. To me at least it looks like it was filled with epoxy at the factory, so you probably want to use UV resin and resin dye to fill it in.
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It's likely die cast andf filled with Epoxy, but there is a chance it was added with a patch that was made beforehand. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] and directly fill it with a matched Epoxy, or cut a patch and use resin on that then install it in the buckle. To me at least it looks like it was filled with epoxy at the factory, so you probably want to use UV resin and resin dye to fill it in.
If I had to color grade it for filling I would buy a small piece of sheet metal to test the color match. Sheet metal will never grade the same as cast metal but will be a way to do nondestructive color match grading. It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] and directly fill it with a matched Epoxy, or cut a patch and use resin on that then install it in the buckle. To me at least it looks like it was filled with epoxy at the factory, so you probably want to use UV resin and resin dye to fill it in.
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If I had to color grade it for filling I would buy a small piece of sheet metal to test the color match. Sheet metal will never grade the same as cast metal but will be a way to do nondestructive color match grading.
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It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
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If I had to color grade it for filling I would buy a small piece of sheet metal to test the color match. Sheet metal will never grade the same as cast metal but will be a way to do nondestructive color match grading. It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like Michaels or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
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It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] and directly fill it with a matched Epoxy, or cut a patch and use resin on that then install it in the buckle. To me at least it looks like it was filled with epoxy at the factory, so you probably want to use UV resin and resin dye to fill it in.
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If I had to color grade it for filling I would probably use UV curing resin and buy a small piece of sheet metal to test the color match Sheet metal will never grade the same as cast metal but will be a way to do nondestructive color match grading.
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If I had to color grade it for filling I would buy a small piece of sheet metal to test the color match. Sheet metal will never grade the same as cast metal but will be a way to do nondestructive color match grading.
It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion. If I had to color grade it for filling I would probably buy a small piece of sheet metal and use UV curing resin as it will hold shape better for these types of things.
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It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like Michaels or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
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If I had to color grade it for filling I would probably use UV curing resin and buy a small piece of sheet metal to test the color match Sheet metal will never grade the same as cast metal but will be a way to do nondestructive color match grading.
It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
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It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion. If I had to color grade it for filling I would probably buy a small piece of sheet metal and use UV curing resin as it will hold shape better for these types of things.
It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [https://www.ifixit.com/products/digital-caliper|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
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It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy, or it was cast and filled with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [product|IF145-016|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a digital caliper and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
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It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a [https://www.ifixit.com/products/digital-caliper|digital caliper] or a ruler and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.
It's likely a painted metal piece cut and fit with Epoxy. What you can do is measure it with a digital caliper and then either directly fill the buckle, or cut a piece of metal to fill, then glue the patch in with Epoxy. You can probably take it to a craft store like JoAnns or Hobby Lobby and find a close match paint and then if you can't find a high gloss base, get a high gloss clearcoat and spray that on the painted portion.
It will never be perfect, but if you do it right and try and mirror the 3D look of the original make it as close to the lost part as possible.