06-19-2026, 01:28 AM
Rich;
If you have something glued together poorly, and it's Bakelite, then paint and varnish remover should soften the glue. To make it work you will have to cover the areas with aluminum foil or you will have to keep painting it on as it dries out.
In my opinion some guys go overboard with paint, like that water effect that some fleabay sellers were trying to pedal on some sets, I tried to stick to paint colours that cars, or appliances may have used in that era. It reminds me of that fad where they would take sets with steel cabinets to an electroplater to have them chrome plated, in Britain they have a term for this, it's called "Gilding the Lilly".
Regards
Arran
If you have something glued together poorly, and it's Bakelite, then paint and varnish remover should soften the glue. To make it work you will have to cover the areas with aluminum foil or you will have to keep painting it on as it dries out.
In my opinion some guys go overboard with paint, like that water effect that some fleabay sellers were trying to pedal on some sets, I tried to stick to paint colours that cars, or appliances may have used in that era. It reminds me of that fad where they would take sets with steel cabinets to an electroplater to have them chrome plated, in Britain they have a term for this, it's called "Gilding the Lilly".
Regards
Arran
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