Hi Mike,

For things that I have penciled/penned on paper and then type a final, it is a bit slow...compared to my Olympia SGE-35 and the variant of my SGE-50 (SGE-A62).

I do find that I self-pace on the S-C 5TE so I do not over-run the machine.  Same with my manual Silent-Super.

With my Olympia electrics...I try to go as fast as I possibly can and the machine(s) look at me and seem to say..." Really...is that all you got ? "

The only time I dipped back into the 1940's for a machine was for my 1947 Royal QDL.

It's a machine that is my slow-typing day machine.  I use it a lot to put thoughts and ideas down on paper for the first time.  Or slow, thoughtful typing.

Sadly, I have used it more recently with notes of condolences to surviving families when a loved one passes.  Color of the machine is befitting.
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I bought a set of acrylic paint tubes recently and it has come in handy. Acrylic is easy to wipe off when it's still wet as I noodle to get the right color mix. I have an Alpine Blue late '50s Sterling coming that may need some touch up. I wasn't looking for one of these but the price was too low to ignore. I gifted one away that was such a great typer it haunted me, so . . . . 
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Pete E. wrote:

My last bit of work on the S-C 5TE was some paint touch-ups.

The seafoam green (or cypress green) color took a bit of custom mixing and a bit of trial & error to get it just right.
I used these two flat, acrylic paints I get from Hobby Lobby..."Olive green" and "Warm white"...mix some green with a small addition of the white until the color is just perfect.

I also use an artist brush which I cut the bristles short so they are stubby and stiff.  Rather than using brush strokes, I use a dabbing technique with the cut-off brush and blot the brush on a paper towel so it is fairly dry when dabbed on.  I do not try to do the entire area at one go...rather apply some. let it dry, and dab on some more over 2-3 cycles.  The dabbing leaves a texture to the touch up paint, this way.
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Another splash of color for the 5TE...

I had some spare parts left over from a broken Olivetti-Underwood 21 that I parted out.  Red-coloured Tab key-top.
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