Silver on an HP-35

[bshoring]

Has anyone tried touching up the silver bar above the on/off switch on their HP-35 calculators?

I have an HP-35 that is otherwise in great shape, only that the silver is worn above the switch as shown below. I am not very handy nor artistic, so I don't want to do anything to ruin what I have but I am curious if anyone has successfully restored the silver paint.

Thanks!

[Didier Lachieze]

Not on an HP-35, but on a 55.

Before and after :


I've used a Krylon Silver Leafing Pen:


See this post for some more details.

[bshoring]

Thank you so much Didier.

[rprosperi]

(04-09-2016 05:10 PM)bshoring Wrote:  Thank you so much Didier.

1 +. Nice tip, thanks for sharing this Didier.

[striegel]

Thanks to this hint, I have what I've been seeking for a while. Both the silver leafing pen and 18 kt. gold leafing pen work well. I used the Krylon silver leafing pen to return the color to the 15C logo on my well-worn device. The Krylon 18Kt. gold leafing pen did just as well on an old 12C's logo and improved the display bezel on a TI-55.

Before this I've tried Pentel metallic gel pens and Speedball Metal Leaf Adhesive Pen with actual metal leaf. Neither one was permanent nor looked close to original.

(04-08-2016 11:44 PM)Didier Lachieze Wrote:  ...
I've used a Krylon Silver Leafing Pen:
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[bshoring]

Krylon Silver Leafing Pen works well. I got it from Amazon.com.
Just make sure you have some alcohol & Q-tips ready in case you miss your target.
Thanks for the suggestion!