[Bob Andersen]

I learned from another restorer that it's best to use a coat of black paint before silver metallic. That was my inspiration to try dabbing metallic paint with a brush over black paint.

Now back to the cones. The holes have been patched in the old originals, but they are still rather brittle. So I fit them in place and applied a diluted solution of Aleene's Tacky Glue and let them dry.

Note the clothespins would have crushed the ribbed surround so I used little brass tubing shims.
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They are much more resilient now and ready to be installed. Perhaps I should dab a little back paint over the white patches too.
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