Depends on why it is peeling. My glass panel on the Straight 8 was peeling. I suspect finger oil was what started it and once it started peeling there was no good way to stop it. I scraped back to the color change line and cleaned the glass and repainted. That was around 1985 and it has stayed put so far.
Your best bet would be to do something similar. Mask it off and remove the peeling paint back to the mask line. Prime the surface and then paint with a color that is close. If it will be exposed to a UV source you might consider overcoating with a UV block type of clear coat. I think you can get clear coat in a non gloss if that is what you want. You can try nail polish. The acetone in the polish might dissolve the original paint. If possible try it first in a place that is not visible. It could make things worse. Good luck! Doug On Sat, Nov 7, 2015 at 6:36 PM, Ian Finder <ian.fin...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > I've just emailed Rod Smallwood about a replacement panel, but in the > meantime, I have some chipping and curling at the edges of the panel paint > near the switches which seems to be getting worse and spreading. > > Is there a way to seal the curling paint edges to prevent further damage? > perhaps clear nail polish? > > thanks, > > - Ian > > -- > Ian Finder > (206) 395-MIPS > ian.fin...@gmail.com > -- Doug Ingraham PDP-8 SN 1175
