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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Any Jewelry, post: 951186, member: 2844&quot;]No, I wouldn&#039;t.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/eek.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":eek:" unselectable="on" /></p><p>Vicky, it is a modern Buddha, and I think it was meant to look like this. You can see that there is &#039;shading&#039; in the folds etc, that looks original.</p><p>The wood underneath may not be the best quality, and it was probably made in segments which were glued together. I think that is why it looks like it was repaired.</p><p>But I would say, don&#039;t remove the paint. Paint stripper will most likely dissolve the glue and you will be left with bits and pieces of Buddha.<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If you don&#039;t like the silver paint, which I can understand, it is probably best to paint over it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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