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Post by bostonmike1 on Oct 4, 2008 19:45:28 GMT -5
hello everyone-----------i have stripped the paint off an standard edison model b---------what is the proper way to re-paint it? i could use anyones advice. thank you
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Post by neophone on Oct 4, 2008 21:06:53 GMT -5
Bostonmike1, I believe the original was japanned. I think a mix of nigrosene and shellac is what most collectors use today?  APSCO sells the nigrosene, $4.50 a jar. I have yet to try that route myself. I have stripped and repainted the back bracket of a Columbia Eclipse. So far I'm up to four coats of Benjamin Moore oil-based enamel with a rigorous buffing with steelwool between coats. I have yet to get a coat smooth enough to satisfy me. For the last coat or two I'm going to try thinning the paint with some turp. A few years ago I built-up a wood base for some new doorbells I never installed. I used a thinned black enamel-about eight or nine coats IIRC. It looks like black glass. I'm going to try that for the last coats of the bracket. Regards, J. |
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Post by saxymojo on Oct 12, 2008 4:28:10 GMT -5
Hi Acrylic lacquer, automotive paint will look very much like the original finish with a hand cut and polish. Regards Marcel  |
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Post by neophone on Oct 19, 2008 1:59:42 GMT -5
BostonMike1, Here's a few shots of two pieces I'm working on right now: One is the stamped steel bracket for a VV-210, the other is a cast iron (steel?) back bracket for a Columbia Eclipse. I'm on the third coat on the VV-210 part and sixth or seventh on the Eclipse part. I'm using Benjamin Moore's Impervo Alkyd High Gloss Metal & Wood Enamel. Initially I was using it straight out of the can on the Columbia part. I've decided to experiment with a thinned mixture now. The 210 bracket is looking good, but I am having some trouble with contamination on the Eclipse bracket. I think the trouble is the cheap brush I'm using.  I go over each part with 0000 steel wool between coats. I tried 000 between one coat. I'll post some daylight pictures when they are done. Regards, J. |
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Post by bob27556 on Oct 26, 2008 8:56:43 GMT -5
Have any of you ever used semi-gloss on a bedplate? I'm restoring a Standard 'A' and had the nickel parts replated by the Victrola Repair Service in Vermont. They do a very nice job and do not bring the finish up to full shine to leave an aged look. I don't want an uneven looking restoration and am not going for a factory new look. I've got 4 coats of Rustoleum semi-gloss on it now and it looks pretty good along with the nickel plated parts.
I've also painted a repro Gem horn with semi-gloss and am very happy with the result.
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I go over each part with 0000 steel wool between coats. I tried 000 between one coat. I'll post some daylight pictures when they are done.