ID plate
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- Victor VI
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Re: ID plate
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
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Re: ID plate
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 !
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- Victor Monarch Special
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Re: ID plate
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!
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Re: ID plate
Thanks Jerry. Your probably saving me a bunch of work The rest of the VV-X looks great after it's cleanup, this will show what it came from.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!
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- Victor Monarch
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Re: ID plate
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.