Originally Posted by
Glenn
Thanks Steve I appreciate the info and will take your advice. I mostly used aniline dye in shellac to match the japan. This is the first machine I used paint on. This process takes a long time and painting would save a lot of time.
I feel bad about recommending such a simple modern solution (unlike ALL of the other way to do things...) but this specific part number paint is amazing. I am buying the paint by the case since I use it on the Corvair and on sewing machines, and on treadle bases, and old tools and...... It really does paint differently than anything I have used before.
Note: Paint on a test piece and watch the shine change before you do it on an important piece. I over applied the first time because it looks pretty different when wet vs dry. Once I just "shot it right" and left it alone it was awesome.