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No I'm fully inclined to agree ... that seems be the consistent message I'm getting. Strangely I was in Barcelona last week and did indeed unusually get time to visit Pabol Espanol where I did get to see a very talented lady making some exceptional pieces and did indeed buy a new belt ... I managed get some shots of here making it up. She sat and worked in near silence for a good 30 minutes to make it up. And the cost? A very reasonable 50 Euros. Yes apologies, the compression tool I've used in past seemed be playing up and I used another. It seems the result was fairly poor.

Hi Bert03241, was good advice .... here are the photos compressed down in size ... hopefully still usable. Many thanks resized-images (1).zip

Many thanks for taking the time to reply Sheilajeane. I fear all of your assessment is entirely on the money. It's a total loss leader. I don't mind to spend on the piece as it has a non practical but personal interest from my side. And yes Bally (a very upscale Swiss make) cost's a load ... disproportionately so and a lot more again here in Europe. But the quality is very high usually. For a long time, I used to travel an insane amount for work (2-3 return flights a week for 23+ years) and would (occasionally) drink a little more than should in airport lounges .... and then wonder round duty frees making impulse purchases. .... no wonder I never had any money in the end! Yes, the coating does not appear to be bonded particularly well. But at the same time I think I was using it 'too much' as a functional belt rather than a piece of finishing accessory. And then found out the limitations later on. I guess at best, some sort of colouration could be applied to the exposed area and the edges glued down. Far from ideal but maybe makes it usable again if not perfect. It's a head scratch for sure. But many thanks for explaining the situation and limitations of what to expect. Is a lesson to look after expensive stuff better.

Good day all, my first post here so I hope I have the etiquette correct. I have a really nice Bally branded belt that is finished in a gloss black finish. The 90% of the finish is perfect but a section approximately 2 inches long has spent time under pressure and the finish has broken and stripped off. I have to admit that maybe the belt was doing a little too much work at a time of wider proportions I'm really keen to find a way to refinish or repair the belt. Indeed I'd be very happy to find someone somewhere with the skills and materials to do it for me and pay for that privilege. Whilst a fairly practical person, I have little in way of knowledge how to approach this myself. Interested if you think this is manageable or best avoided. I've attached a few photos to help you see the nature of the problem and I'm more than happy provide more if it's useful. If anyone can provide a little guidance that would be very much appreciated. If anyone could undertake the work, I'd be more than happy to do that as well and could ship it very easily. Many thanks in advance for your support on this one. Note: Apologies, I just noted there is a file upload limit so I'm only able to post the single photo showing the damaged area. If there is another facility to add more images then I have others which show the composition and otherwise near perfect condition of the belt.