quote:Well, I don't think that I should paint it, knowing what it is, so I will keep it original, but I lightly steel wool the nickel parts.
IMHO, if you steel wool the nickel parts, the patina of the engine will no longer match. Are they really that bad? A 78 year old toy shouldn't really have bright and shiny parts. I guess I am just one of those anti-restoration cranks.