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Originally Posted by Exhibitman
Thanks guys. Rust-O-Leum hammered metal finish. It was the closest to the matte finish of the original. I basically took it apart, polished the chrome, hammered out the damaged areas, then cleaned, sanded, painted and reassembled. And printed out a scan of my favorite header for the display. The planning and prep was about 1/3 of the total time I spent.
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I really like the hammered finish.
And even if it's not original, it's well in the range of what an arcade or amusement park maintenance worker would have done once it got a little shabby looking.
I haven't seen originals, but other stuff I've seen from the era has been done in stove enamel. It changes to a very Matte finish over time from oils drying out of it. The good news is that if it's in good shape, it comes back just by rubbing some oil on it with a paper towel. The result is more semi-gloss than anything, a look that's really hard to duplicate without resorting to the same sort of paint.