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<p>[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 46177, member: 37"]Sounds like the scratches are not just in the surface but, rather, down to base metal in some places. There appears to be loss of some type of applied finish where you can not restore the look. Your only solution would be to somehow restore the lost finish but, not knowing how it was applied, this will be next to impossible. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you knew the base metal is brass, you could try and re-patinate it with a brown patina and clear coat afterwards. It might not match exactly, but would certainly look a lot better. If the base metal is pot metal, the finish must be some type of plating or a paint treatment. Either would be very difficult to replicate. </p><p><br /></p><p>If you couldn't get it to match, I would be tempted to paint the affected areas with something contrasting (black) so that it looks like it was intentional. In such case, I would sell them separately.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="verybrad, post: 46177, member: 37"]Sounds like the scratches are not just in the surface but, rather, down to base metal in some places. There appears to be loss of some type of applied finish where you can not restore the look. Your only solution would be to somehow restore the lost finish but, not knowing how it was applied, this will be next to impossible. If you knew the base metal is brass, you could try and re-patinate it with a brown patina and clear coat afterwards. It might not match exactly, but would certainly look a lot better. If the base metal is pot metal, the finish must be some type of plating or a paint treatment. Either would be very difficult to replicate. If you couldn't get it to match, I would be tempted to paint the affected areas with something contrasting (black) so that it looks like it was intentional. In such case, I would sell them separately.[/QUOTE]
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