For real vandalism check this out. Like Chris’s example from the same self proclaimed U.K. expert but much worse.
Sweet tidy white laced armor in Japan…
Buy it, ship it to the U.K.
Swap out the sangu then out with a pot of red paint…yep red paint, probably not even urushi. And look…..
The reason to do this? Kerching!
All about the money.
More bling = more bucks!
Cultural vandalism. Period.