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Philco Escutcheon - Black Paint?
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03-14-2022, 04:33 PM
You may want to use a satin finish black or even gloss black. Flat may be too dull. It definitely had some sheen to it on all the examples I've seen. Just mask off the gold area you don't want black and shoot it with a coat of primer first so the paint adheres better more evenly.
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Philco Escutcheon - Black Paint? - by davemc - 03-14-2022, 03:20 PM
RE: Philco Escutcheon - Black Paint? - by NostalgiaRadioTime - 03-14-2022, 04:33 PM
RE: Philco Escutcheon - Black Paint? - by Arran - 03-23-2022, 06:13 PM



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