10-09-2012, 11:55 PM
Well I guess that goes under the catagory - if it sounds too good to be true it probably is. The durability issue is the reason I was not really in favour of the foil. I have worked a little with applied gold leaf foil and couldn't really see it standing up well to metal on metal wear - unless anybody has some suggestions I will most certainly be looking up some local platers. It may be an interesting experiment later on to take my old balteus and do a couple of the plates in foil and a couple with the solution to see comparitively how they stand up.
Thanks,
Martin
Thanks,
Martin