Posted by Spence on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 at 18:50:44 :
In Reply to: Help with forced patina posted by Tim Holloway on Wednesday, April 01, 2009 at 18:14:27 :
It may not be made of steel. A magnet test will determine if it is steel. It might be made of "pot metal". He could try painting it, say flat black, then over spray some red primer. Experiment with a scrap of some sort before painting the switch. You can also get Signal Stat signal switches in black. Just some things to think about.
Spence
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