06-12-2016, 05:17 PM
I've seen two others Ed!
Starting into the physical restoration, I really didn't want to remove the original black paint on the face. The face is some type of brass alloy - I thought it to be possibly brass and copper but I'm not a metallurgist. So I brought out my secret weapon.... KETCHUP! Yep, Ketchup. I put it on a small section of the dial, waited 20 minutes, rubbed if for about 5 minutes with my finger and it worked! I'll let the Chemisty majors out there explain the reason. Here was the first pass:
Starting into the physical restoration, I really didn't want to remove the original black paint on the face. The face is some type of brass alloy - I thought it to be possibly brass and copper but I'm not a metallurgist. So I brought out my secret weapon.... KETCHUP! Yep, Ketchup. I put it on a small section of the dial, waited 20 minutes, rubbed if for about 5 minutes with my finger and it worked! I'll let the Chemisty majors out there explain the reason. Here was the first pass:
Preston Smith
USAF Retired
Chalfont, Pa
