Aluminum/silver paint needs a clear coat so that it does not smudge when touched and handled.
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Originally Posted by Rust-O-Matic
Hey Grandpa54, what brand and type of paint did you use on the silver trim bezel? Yours is flatter and closer to the original sheen than mine is. The whole thing looks beautiful, by the way.
I have blasted and repainted mine twice now, using two different types of rattle can aluminum colored enamel, and I'm still not 100% happy with it. I don't mind the extra gloss on mine, but it takes 100 years to cure and seems pretty easy to discolor when handling it.
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