[gary rabbitt]

Hi Bob,
You have a great looking set, and that's great that stripping was not necessary. Don't worry about every little nick and scratch, that adds to the character.

Larry Bordonardo's products are great, and I recommend those pushbuttons.

The escutcheon looks as though you have polished through the paint to the underlying metal. These are uppposed to be painted.
I have a 40-180 that uses the same part, and I found the closest match to the color is PlastiKote's Odds'n'ends Brass 139S. It is not as bright and gaudy as "gold".

http://www.bicwarehouse.com/odds-n-ends-...-139s.html
Lowe's, Home Depot, Ace or your arts and crafts shop should have the small can.

As far as the plstic cover, I'd look around more online, as there are members here or "the other' form than will make these, or you can buy a sheet of plastic and make your own.
http://www.dialcover.com/dialcovers.html

Randal (Texasrocker) here on the forum has a good tutorial on how to make one:
http://philcoradio.com/phorum/showthread.php?tid=748

Good luck on your set,
Gary.