Originally Posted by
MrsBoats
If you take the japanning off, you'll find that the casting underneath isn't as smooth as the japanned surface was. I'd sand all the decals off, prime it, fair out any divots with some sort of filling compound (you may be able to skip this step, prime it again, then paint. Lacquer bombs work well for this, and lacquer is fairly forgiving to work with.
I'm thinking this method may work for me. What kind of filling compound would you recommend? I do have a couple of divots. I've never heard of a lacquer bomb? Can you describe that in more detail? Thanks!