Re: HP-55, HP-45,HP-35 Message #7 Posted by Frank Boehm (Germany) on 29 Jan 2008, 10:18 a.m., in response to message #1 by Jeff Davis
Actually, the trim has been done using vacuum coating. I doubt you'll find some type of paint that comes close to that. I experimented too, and the closest thing was inox paint (i.e. clear spray paint with rustfree steel particels) and a clear covering paint. Far from being perfect though. Standard silver paint will not work well (clear coating didn't work for me, might have been a paint issue though).
Another "OK" solution is to glue aluminium foil to the trim, but not perfect either, as it tends to peel off from the corners. Might be the best solution for display items.
Your best bet is still to buy a "mint" calculator - they are not too rare and look better than a reworked one :)
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