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Black Magic Asphalt Paint - 1 gal. Just curious if this
would work well when refinishing bed plates on talking machines??
http://www.supplyhouse.com/Hercules-45- ... 14602000-p

According to the link, it's been discontinued - so we may never know.

Bill

http://www.oatey.com/products/putty-cau ... halt-paint



http://www.phwarehouse.com/products/Her ... Magic.html


https://www.plumbingplanet.com/product/ ... 1-gal-can/

Some areas it is not always available for shipment to certain areas.

I've not had a chance to order some 'real' asphaltum paint, but I would guess that the waterproofing products might have a different viscosity. Considering the price of a quart of asphaltum paint vs. a gallon of the waterproofing stuff it might be worth a gamble.

You might want to try asphaltum varnish. I think that's closer to what you are referring to. Printers use it and it is black once you get enough coats on. And it will dry. I used some to refinish a golden oak Victrola and it worked quite well for what I wanted it for. I haven't tried it though as a finish to see how dark it dries or how fast it would take to dry on metal. I left it set on the Victrola cabinet for a week or two before I put shellac over it. This is where I bought it.

http://letterheadsignsupply.com/glassgi ... ed-varnish