Hi all.

I've always wanted a typewriter since I was a kid, and not too long ago I took the plunge and bought myself one. I was an antique store near where I live looking for furniture when I saw they had a section of typewriters for sale, an Underwood, a couple of Royals, and this worn Smith-Corona Silent-Super. I knew the instant that I saw it that it was the perfect size for me, despite its cosmetic flaws. I took it home and began reading up on basic maintence and care for it, but I knew that she needed some love.

The paint has chipped in some spots and it has gone from being this warm tan color to a kind of dirty cream. I highly doubt that I could find a similar paint to try and patch it up, so I figured that I would give her a fresh paint job, something real simple: black. Original, I know. I haven't found anything through searching online in regards to how to properly fix these chips and repaint it (it has this rough texture which looks its from age unless I'm mistaken) as most everything I've found has been for plastic body typewriters. What my current plan is, unless someone's actually done this and can offer some advice, is to use a sander and take off the paint to the bare metal and then hit it with a couple layers of paint. There are these pinstripes would are really neat and I'd love to keep those if anyone knows of any trick.

This is the link to the album http://imgur.com/a/kdcyK

Thanks!

Last edited by lvazd (08-10-2015 20:21:37)