Newly Refinished Plate/Avoiding damage

[Ron Nossaman]

>As a rule I like to put brass washers between the plate(finish) and the
>bolts. If the plate is held in with screws that are in a countersink, I have
>my finisher tell me when he is going to shoot it and I'll be there with
>countersink, etc., to ream the contact points for the screws. I also do the
>duplex thingees, down to the iron. I posed this question several months ago
>and got little or no response. That darned Lacquer will chip if you look at
>it cross-eyed. I have gotten pretty good at touching up the little "divots"
>that occur while stinging, etc. When setting the plate, (in-out-in-out,
>etc.), it's a good idea to have canvas or nylon "slings" that won't mar the
>guilding, etc.
>Will that suffice Mr Thank You?<G>
>Best Regards,
>Joe Garrett, RPT, (Oregon)


And with us going to all this trouble for something as simple as keeping 
the plate finish intact, what do manufacturers do in production, by the 
tens of thousand?

Ron N