Re: Restoring Metal Nameplates
By Don Teach
Regarding replacing the black on a nameplate. I am not for sure, but I believe that most original nameplates were printed with a black ink. Wear and tear with the passage of time wears away the black as well as the raised portion of the nameplate, such as the Tempo plate.
I polish the plates and then spray a light coat of black lacquer paint on them if they were black to begin with. I have seen some original Seeburg plates with a blue color on them. After the paint dries I carefully remove the paint from the raised portion of the name plate with an X-acto knife or razor blade. I then lightly use 0000 steel wool to polish the raised portion of the name plate. Sometimes I have to paint & polish several times before I get the results I am after.
Don Teach
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