Since we are that topic of Gilt, should the dials always be glossy?

[milesd]

Mainly because I'm looking at a 5513 gilt dial from ingod and the dial doesn't look to be glossy. If so, any easy way to "coat" a dial to give it the glossy look without it looking horrible?

Thanks!

[JoeyB]

To my knowledge, all the 1950s gilt dials were gloss. At some 60 years old how glossy is the question. Ingod's calls his 6542 dial 'gloss', but it looks to be semi-gloss or matte finish. That might be about right for a 60 year old dial.

A clear coat would raise questions. I think acrylic would be compatible, but not certain. We don't know what they use in Vietnam. Then there is the issue of spray painting talent. On gloss, every dust spec shows, any uneven coverage shows. That's why I make mine look aged! I'm not that good at it.

[Nanuq]

I'm not sure how glossy this one was 58 years ago but she's looking pretty matte now.