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ID plate

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 5:57 am
by rvwenger
Where do you get the replacement nails for the Victrola ID plate? Also, any tips on restoring. Has there been a post covering this for the later non brass plates.

Re: ID plate

Posted: Wed Jul 12, 2017 6:59 pm
by Phonofreak
I use small escutcheon nails you can get at a good hardware store. They are available in nickel, copper, or gold color. They are pretty close to the original and come in different sizes.
Harvey Kravitz

Re: ID plate

Posted: Thu Jul 13, 2017 6:05 pm
by rvwenger
Phonofreak wrote:I use small escutcheon nails you can get at a good hardware store. They are available in nickel, copper, or gold color. They are pretty close to the original and come in different sizes.
Harvey Kravitz

Thanks !

Re: ID plate

Posted: Thu Aug 03, 2017 5:49 am
by rvwenger
The tag I want to restore.

Re: ID plate

Posted: Fri Aug 04, 2017 10:31 am
by JerryVan
My personal view, for what that's worth, would be to leave it as-is. It's old and that's just part of its character and history. Not criticizing your intentions, just pointing out another take on it. Happy collecting!

Re: ID plate

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:02 am
by rvwenger
JerryVan wrote:My personal view, for what that's worth, would be to leave it as-is. It's old and that's just part of its character and history. Not criticizing your intentions, just pointing out another take on it. Happy collecting!
Thanks Jerry. Your probably saving me a bunch of work :D The rest of the VV-X looks great after it's cleanup, this will show what it came from. :)

Re: ID plate

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:05 am
by rvwenger
The before

Re: ID plate

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:06 am
by rvwenger
the before

Re: ID plate

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 6:06 am
by rvwenger
Afterwords.

Re: ID plate

Posted: Wed Aug 09, 2017 10:17 am
by estott
Restoring those plates is a tricky procedure. First the place needs to be polished and replated. They you enamel the whole thing black, and THEN you buff / scrape / polish/ the black off of the raised areas....and the plate has to be perfectly flat to get a proper result.