Dear Thank You, (You did sign your post that way.<G>) "Does anyone have any useful ideas for when one has refinished a plate how to stop damaging the paint surface when re-fitting and tightening the plate bolts" 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) Been There, Didn't Like It, So I'm Here To Stay! [G}
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