Originally Posted by
sewbeadit
It sure has nice decals on it, sorry for the cracks.
As you see, they weren't a deal killer for me. I'll still love her, and squeeze her and...
Originally Posted by
SteveH
Here, this should make you feel better about yours... this is 153 years of that drying out.
These were not decals, but handpainted... sigh.
Oh! Poor baby! She looks so sad! So, from what I'm guessing, these failures are from either a poorly prepped base or from too much or too little moisture when the japan was applied? I have a machine here that's been repainted and the clear was mixed wrong and the paint is too thick and I'm seeing problems with it already as a result.
The cleaning part of Glenn's process looks like it would re-flow the old shellac a little. Perhaps that's just enough to prevent rusting in my humidified room but arid climate?
Originally Posted by
tessagin
Don't look at it so close. Things disappear when I do that.
LOL! This is a good rule.
I find the same thing.