Post #694770 by ArtK on Fri, Sep 27, 2013 7:11 PM

I just picked up a Dodge hula lamp at an estate sale that some knucklehead spray painted silver. I tried removing some of the silver paint to see what was underneath it, and found that it is one of the rarer ones that was originally painted in multiple colors! I guess the prior owner didn't like it(!). Unfortunately I don't see a way to remove all of the silver paint without removing the silver... so I'm trying to decide what to do: strip it all off and spray it a bronze color like most of them had, or strip it all off and try to restore it in similar original colors.

I'll most likely end up selling it; just not sure which way to go. It works fine, and has its original skirt and a nice red tiered fiberglass shade. A friend told me I should just sell it now, as is, but I feel like since I started the project, I want to finish it.

Thanks in advance for your advice and opinions.