Re: Color of Switches and Brackets

Posted by HH56 On 2014/11/9 16:57:29

Believe those were all natural color sort of plating I wire brush and then use a clear over the bare metal. I tried acrylic because it was a flatter and less noticeable finish but it doesn't seem to keep moisture out or hold up as well as clear enamel. I used clear epoxy on the 56 years ago and most of those items have held up well. Can't seem to find clear epoxy that readily now -- at least not locally.

There are also some spray on cadmium coatings from Eastwood and others that are supposed to more or less duplicate some of the original plated metal finishes,