I agree with you there BB about original ones looking gastly as they are mostly faded and rusted up. The good thing about the wrinkle paint is that it covers up all the pitted steel that was really badly rusted on the handle bar plate. As good as Hammertone paint is to obscure imperfections on uneven surfaces, my plate looked like it had chicken pox scars when it was de-rusted. I did consider filling the pits with filler but the wrinkle paint went straight over it and you wouldn't even know. I have seen some resto's where the pitting comes through the hammer gloss finish. The paint finish looks alot better in person than it shows up in photos and I'm glad I ventured into unchartered water's as I now love the look and texture, it should also pop once the white SB decals and red/white 45 go on the black chain case. The brass decal should also pop on the handle bar plate.
That reel is also more red than it shows up in the photos compared to the engine, however if you saw the reel on its own with out the engine you would say it's orange.
