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<p>[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 269124, member: 468"]It's likely they weren't primed correctly or at all and then more coats over paint already losing adhesion.</p><p>If you strip it and care about matching paint you'd better take it to a paint store or large hardware store first to match with chips or take samples of it first.</p><p>Any indication there could be brass or even copper employed here?</p><p>It could very well be some malleable pot metal as well. It's a media that paint doesn't seem to want to adhere to.</p><p>If you strip it Liquid Sandpaper may work or scuff it a lot with sandpaper then prime then paint it with compatible paint to the primer from one brand.</p><p>I'd say hand prime and paint with enamel not acrylic.</p><p>Any texture will only add to it in my opinion.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="KingofThings, post: 269124, member: 468"]It's likely they weren't primed correctly or at all and then more coats over paint already losing adhesion. If you strip it and care about matching paint you'd better take it to a paint store or large hardware store first to match with chips or take samples of it first. Any indication there could be brass or even copper employed here? It could very well be some malleable pot metal as well. It's a media that paint doesn't seem to want to adhere to. If you strip it Liquid Sandpaper may work or scuff it a lot with sandpaper then prime then paint it with compatible paint to the primer from one brand. I'd say hand prime and paint with enamel not acrylic. Any texture will only add to it in my opinion.[/QUOTE]
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