Galesburg, MI
This is a nos pf, but about 1/2 of it was painted, and the inserts reset, I consiter it a restoration. It was one from Gene's pf collection. (which I think is cool and gives it value) It was beat up, planked, the inserts were concave, and a couple had part of the numbers chipped off. I painted all of the red and orange because the planking showed and there was damage, and to make it all match. About 50% of the black was painted on the light table to make the inserts nice and sharp along the edges when lit. Also all of the white lettering and numbers were repainted, and other stuff here and there. It didnt look too bad when I got it in the shop, except chips, scratches and planking, but once it got sanded to level, and inserts pulled it looked like hell, and I dont usually take pics, and I wish I would have in this case. I dont take pics because they do no justice at all for how it looks in real life.
I just adopted a new finish proceedure that makes the final product super flat, and the reflection in the clear very fine and undistorted. I have said this before, but the best way to look at a clear, is to find a reflection it in and move around while watching the object in the reflection. This will show how flat and how fine the finish it, the sharper the reflection. If it is fuzzy and warped, it could look better.
I definatly dont sign this type of work, especially since it is signed in th emiddle by the original artist Doug Watson, who is an AMAZING ARTIST.
kruzman.galesburg mi
