Hi Phil
Hopefully photo's are sorted now.
Must admit that I wasn't trying to take it back to original condition, was more down to personal taste and what was available at the time. Overall am happy with the colour.
Main thing for me on this is to learn as much as I can on the subject and I will certainly be trying some of the other suggestions at a later date.
I guess the final look I would like is similar to my shotguns, more of an aged look and not too glossy or plastic looking if that makes sense.
Will get the lacquer on over the weekend and then its time to get all the terrible gloss paint off the metal work. Am sure this job would be easier with a complete strip down but not sure whether I am confident enough to tackle that yet.
Kind regards
George