technique's for touching up Brushed Gold finish ??

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technique's for touching up Brushed Gold finish ??

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Just wondering is any members have experimented with touching up the brushed gold finish on appropriated phonograph hardware??

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Some people have used Rub-N-Buff or other metallic wax finishes with some success... It works for touch-ups and then overspray with an art fixative - Krylon or maybe lacquer to keep it from coming off. Michaels or Hobby Lobby carry various versions of this...
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Thanks for the tip Curt. Might have to give that a try. I didn't know if any of the brush plating systems worked for something like that..

First order is to determine 24, 18, 14 or 10karat Gold as they are all different.

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My guess is 18 karat... from the color tone.
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