[R-390] ID plate repair

[Robert Goff]

I tried using a sharpie to color the scratched portions of the plate.  I 
figured if I could fix it without having to unrivet the plate, so much the 
better.  The sharpie ink does look a little purplish when you first put it 
on, probably from the way it reflects light, as Dave Gonzales said in his 
email.  However, after I had colored it with the sharpie I lightly rubbed 
some Lemon oil on there and that seemed to even out the color and reflection 
differences. Model paint might look better, but the sharpie and oil worked 
well enough for now.  Speaking of lemon oil:  I read a restoration article 
on the Collins (CCA) site on the 75A4 where they mentioned using lemon 
(furniture) oil to even out the finish on a black wrinkle front panel or 
cabinet.  I tried it the other day and the results were amazing!  I thought 
I would have to repaint the panel to get it to look good, but now it looks 
great.  Now I'll have to dig out all that ARC-5 stuff I've got lying around 
and give it the same treatment.
Thanks to everyone for your help.
Robert Goff

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