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Is this a real paint job?
This Royal Portable has crackle blue paint. Isn't it supposed to be smooth, or did they come like this too?
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- BangoDeschain
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
I have to say, I dig it, but it looks like the paint dried out and got cracked up.
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
Yes, it's a "real" paint job. There were other colours available too.
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
Excuse my wording, it was just hard to put it into words. I think I'm going to pass on it (Its on Ebay)
Heres the link, its currently $52, ends in 50 minutes.
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
It looks to me as if the typewriter started out with a polished black surface, but then weathered over a period of time (depending on where and how it was stored), and "alligatored." It has character now, and I wouldn't change it. It looks fabulous now.
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- beak
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
Definitely a factory finish imo - I have seen models in very good condition that have just this 'animal skin' appearance - I'm sure it was intended to look like that, and is not simple aged paint.
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
Did you buy this off of ebay, cause I was looking at one like that. Almost bid on it.
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
That's a factory finish, a luxe special finish too 
Made by painting several layers and using shrinking of the hardening paint. First a blue smooth layer, properly dried and hardened. Then ideally a transparent lacquer, dry but still sticky when the black is sprayed on. The black shrinks when drying and cracks, floating on the sticky paint. The size of the 'islands' is determined by the thickness of the transparent lacquer layer.
Could also be done without the lacquer, but using the base (blue). So spraying the black over the still sticky blue.
Have a Remington Portable 2 (for now) with a finish like this. Very hard and fragile paint.
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Re: Is this a real paint job?
Well, learn somethin' new everyday. I used to think everything Royal made during that time was with that buttery smooth black paint they used.
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