Originally Posted by
DLR
Unless you can touch it up such that a person couldn't tell it had been repaired, I'd leave it alone. As far as clearcoating it, I wouldn't. It was never clear coated, it was shellac. I bet clearcoat and shellac won't play nice together.
The finish is original only one time. Maybe you could find a pristine handwheel. I don't think they're numbered to the machine.