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Touch up A250 bed plate
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audiophile102
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Touch up A250 bed plate
Has anyone figured out how to touch up the paint on a Edison diamond disk bed plate? I would not strip off the entire plate, but finding the right paint is difficult.
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OnlineJerry B.
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Re: Touch up A250 bed plate
Has anyone seen such a touch up that was successful?
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travisgreyfox
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Re: Touch up A250 bed plate
Depends what you mean by successful. I once met a guy who "successfully" painted a victor machine black and then used polyurethane on top of that. He thought the value went up after he did that and was crushed to learn the oppositeJerry B. wrote: Fri Sep 30, 2022 8:52 pm Has anyone seen such a touch up that was successful?
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JerryVan
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Re: Touch up A250 bed plate
As you say, it all comes down to color matching, and aslo a very steady hand. Consult your local artists I'd say.
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Re: Touch up A250 bed plate
It’s not paint, it’s tinted shellac.
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