[Drake] OT restoral of inlay dials?

[Steve Thompson]

Ron Wagner wrote:
> Guys,
> I have tuning dials from a Johnson matchbox which have the "silver" 
> (crome maybe?) plating eaten off.  The ones that go on the capacitors.  
> The inlays are there, so I could reuse the dial IF there was a way to 
> recoat the dial without filling in the inlay.  My couple of attempts 
> were not so remarkable.  Any ideas appreciated.

If the base metal is brass, you might find that a clock restorer can 
help by putting a bright silver plate onto the dial, then lacquer to 
stop it tarnishing.

Steve