A couple more new videos

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Lawrence, I bought some wrinkle paint from the American Antique Radio Supply - an expensive way to do it, actually - and I found it was very sensitive to both thickness apploied and to ambient temperature. It was in aerosol form. In my opinion, not a job for the faint hearted! Tricky to get things right. I don't know of any source in Britain. Don't confuse with crackle paint, the final effect is quite different.
Joe and Mark: I'll attempt to sort out a further chassis restoration. Its a question of looking back through my archive of articles, photographs and notes to locate something that might be of interest to others.
John, have a go with Bakelite, painted variety. The mottled or plain types can also ber repaired more or less invisibly and I will give some thought to that problem as a video slide show, too.
Thanks to all for the interest and encouragement.
-Tony

Thanks Tony, I tried the Halfords own brand but that turned out a disaster, since then I have searched the web for a different type and better success rate and the consensus seems to be VHT wrinkle paint which is available here in the UK. Yes crackle paint is totaly different, I have a rack mount HRO with that as its original paint and also a Hallicrafters SX 28, both are in the gallery somewhere, In both cases the original finish is pretty much intact, I gave the HRO a very light rub down along with the coil packs for that receiver, I then thinned down some black gloss (gloss was all I had) and applied a light coat using a lint free pad, it turned out not to bad but just a bit on the glossy side, so at some point I will try flattening it down or use a thinned out coat of semi gloss, I did the main tuning dial on that receiver as well but that was stripped right back, primed then several very light coats.
All the engraving was filled in with acrylic about two weeks after the black paint had hardened off and as soon as the acrylic fill started to take I removed any overspill from the front panel etc by some carefull rubbing. I have yet to do the Hallicrafters SX 28. For me, fixing radios is easy, it's the cosmetic restoration which is the hardest.

Lawrence.