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My favorite Edison decal is that of the suitcase Home. Here is a BEFORE and DURING photo. I'll post a finished photo tomorrow (if I can NOT drink coffee tomorrow morning......need steady hands for this.).

1897 Home lid. Notice the original LIGHT color tone of the wood!!!
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Great work on the decal... Just a quick question: What type of paint do you use to restore these?
This appears to be a manual version of a PhotoShop image restoration...
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It's a bit hard to compare as the two images have such a different lighting and white calibration, but I'd say that you're doing a very good work there! :shock:
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I use artist acrylics... They are easy to thin with water to allow shading in lost color. Gold enamel i have in three shades which I mix to match. Final coat is liquid decal film to protect paint. The goal is to improve the look. Not make it new. Done for now!
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You did a perfectly splendid job! (My favorite decal too!)

Wow!

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Nice work, Wyatt - - a big improvement! :)

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The end result is great and you didn't need to replace the original decal... :!:
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Beautiful job!
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Very well done! :)
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That's just fantastic Wyatt. Really masterful. Thanks for sharing!
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