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restoring painted part

Sun Aug 16, 2020 12:07 am

I have several original WW2 painted parts that I want to restore/preserve.
I do not want to repaint them.
I want to bring out more of the original color that has faded and preserve stencil
What products / procedures should I use?
According to one source, I should use Microcrystalline Wax
example piece photo
Attachments
B-24 part - Copy.JPG

Re: restoring painted part

Sat Sep 19, 2020 7:01 am

I think a lot of guys use Conservators or Renaissance wax that the big museums use world wide..

Re: restoring painted part

Tue Sep 22, 2020 3:21 pm

Spray can of clear lacquer? Should soak in and darken it a bit as well as protect it.
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