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<p>[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 307693, member: 103"]Re: the frames. If they are real gold leaf, a professional can repair them. If they are gold paint, perhaps you can repair the paint. Or, you can tint the white parts with Old English (blonde). With old frames like these, it is not strictly necessary to 'return to former glory.' Just make the problem look less obvious.</p><p><br /></p><p>If the paint (or leaf) is in a deplorable, unfixable mess (which yours are not), the frames can be painted white -- which covers all sins acceptably -- and we can call them shabby chic, and sell them for pots of money.</p><p><br /></p><p>If YOU have pots of money, take them to a professional to be re-molded and re-leafed.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="silverthwait, post: 307693, member: 103"]Re: the frames. If they are real gold leaf, a professional can repair them. If they are gold paint, perhaps you can repair the paint. Or, you can tint the white parts with Old English (blonde). With old frames like these, it is not strictly necessary to 'return to former glory.' Just make the problem look less obvious. If the paint (or leaf) is in a deplorable, unfixable mess (which yours are not), the frames can be painted white -- which covers all sins acceptably -- and we can call them shabby chic, and sell them for pots of money. If YOU have pots of money, take them to a professional to be re-molded and re-leafed.[/QUOTE]
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