Harry Henning posted:I would 'GUESS' that maybe the metal was not thoroughly cleaned before painting in the orient. I have painted many items using no primer, but clean metal. Very hard to chip unless dropped or banged around. I have seen quite a few times while unpacking a tinplate item that the paint was chipped and still sitting in the Styrofoam packing. That indicates that the paint had not adhered to the metal "BEFORE" packaging for whatever reason. Harry
Harry what do you clean the metal with before you paint.
Just Curious,
Joe