<html><DIV> <P><BR><BR></P></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Hi Diane - <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>I'm glad it worked out for you so well! Yet another alternative for you <DIV></DIV>>would be to mix bronze powder right in with the shellac and use that as <DIV></DIV>>your finish, or at least as a primer/sealer coat that already has a <DIV></DIV>>bronze color. I have done it many times with good results every time. <DIV></DIV>>Use the palest color of shellac you can find, though, as a dark shellac <DIV></DIV>>will yield a darker gold color when mixed with the powder. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Shellac is a finisher's right hand man. <DIV></DIV>> <DIV></DIV>>Mark Potter <DIV></DIV>><A href="mailto:bases-loaded@juno.com">bases-loaded@juno.com</A> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thank you Mark,</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>The bronze powder I had was too light for the existing plate color and I could only touch up the plate in the areas where former techs had not signed the plate (customer specificily requested I preserve those).  Do you suppose I could have mixed the bronze powder and some powdered dye stains in the shellac to make it look darker?</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Nothing is put away on that project yet, think I'll try some samples on some metal object before I quit.</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <DIV>Thanks again for the help,</DIV> <DIV>Diane</DIV> <DIV> </DIV> <P></P>Diane Hofstetter <BR>245-M Mount Hermon Rd.#343 <BR>Scotts Valley, CA 95066 <BR>ph 831-438-6222 <BR>fax 831-430-9741 <BR>dianepianotuner@hotmail.com <BR><br clear=all><hr>Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at <a href="http://explorer.msn.com">http://explorer.msn.com</a><br></p></html>