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I have this cheap binder clip from Amazon, which wasn't actually cheap imo, but whatever. I like the cat. I'd like to keep using it, but the "brass" paint is rubbing off, and it smells like metal. I think it reacts with the oils in my hands or something. I've only been using it for a few weeks.
Is there something I can do to keep it looking nice and perhaps prevent it from wearing down so quickly?
Ive got an expert spray painter I can call on to help me with this.
Do you think I could repaint some of the brass color that has come off already?
You could, but I think that if you preserve it as-is, you'll be happier.
I work on vintage guitars and other instruments. Wear and tear is called "patina," which I'm sure you've heard. In years to come, you'll come to enjoy that little bit that's gone away... but if you try to fix it, it might get worse and you'll end up like Calvin trying to cut his own hair.
😂 that's a pretty good argument
On one hand, the patina of real brass oxidizing can be pretty nice. On the other hand, the 'patina' of brass-colored paint rubbing off of plastic or pot metal or whatever the Hell that thing's actually made of... not so much.
So, you're saying that OP, asking for advice on a simple clear coat, should just wing it and try to color match then paint the rubbed off copper themselves?
Cool. Great advice.
No, I said no such thing. Quit putting words in my mouth.
What I said -- the only thing I said -- was disagreeing with your rationalizing of the wear as somehow a good thing.