Hello John Have you tried, believe it or not, an MG dealer/spares department. They sell crackle finish paint in spray cans. This is for people to re-furbish dash panels on the older MGs'. I must admit I've never tried it so can't vouch for the finish. Alternatively try _www.Frost.co.uk_ (http://www.Frost.co.uk) They do a wonderful range of paints and goodies for all types of restoration work (mainly cars and bikes). Hope this helps Regards Steve In a message dated 11/02/2006 16:32:35 GMT Standard Time, john.burridge@xxxxxxxxxx writes: Hi to all, Please does anyone know how they get the krackle finish on engineering tools as i would like to do this type of finish? BTW I had my copy of MEW(112) the other day but still waiting for the two copies 110 and 111 that they havn't sent me even though i have rung them twice,I waited the ten days that they said it would take then i re-rung to no avail yours John Burridge P.S. The family and i are visiting AUS and possiblly NZ in August and wonder where some of the list member may live. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line. MODEL ENGINEERING DISCUSSION LIST. To UNSUBSCRIBE from this list, send a blank email to, modeleng-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with the word "unsubscribe" in the subject line.