God bless you! I would have taken the backglass as a wall hanging and parted/trashed the rest. This isn't meant to discourage you of course, and I'm sure it will turn out nice. Looking forward to seeing photos of the progress.

It's looking better already! I admire your spirit and tenacity!

I've had mixed results with "triple thick". Sometimes it seems to expand incipient cracks in the ink once it dries. I would try a water based clear on an older glass such as this one, but maybe just try one small section first to be safe.

That second one in MD (Lloyd T, I'm guessing) looks pretty nice. Amazing that these have survived for so long.

Your fingers have that lizard look! Cool!

Of all the spray can brands, I try to avoid Rust O Leum. It seems to dry much more slowly and has issues from time to time such as you've experienced. Krylon is much better. I've even see good results with the Wal-Mart store brands, and you can find some of the odd colors in those store brand cans. Valspar makes good metallic-look spray paint. I found a shade of brass spray paint at Lowes several years ago, and it was great for spraying wedgehead back doors to make them look factory new, or to "convert" a newer style backdoor to the brass looking older door.

It lives! You are to be commended sir.

Truly marvelous, Steve! The video was very well done as well. It looks like a fun game to play. Luckily, it looks like a fairly large number of these survived considering the way they were rounded up and smashed years ago. Very commendable of you to have saved this particular one and give it a place in your collection. Excellent all around!!!