One thing that I don't like about the Canadian buttons is that they've got a polished finish. Look at the pics that mctaz took and you'll see that the British ones don't shine while the Canadian ones do.

tiny bit of sandpaper can fix that problem though.

If you have a friend in the army they should have been issued a sewing kit with extra buttons, maybe you could talk them in to giving you some.

1. The guy is in Italy
2. I sent him some already

If we lose a button on our combats, we either get them exchanged or soldier it out. If your missing alot of buttons, then your fairly screwed if you got stuff in your pockets and your doing bounds.

they used to tell that story to all the new people in my reg, i guess just to see if somone was dumb enough to try it

Black Hawk try with paint solvent (not acrilic) or with a sponge.

McTaz