It is smooth in the areas where the paint was worn off. Thank you all, I am going to try the laquer, if it does not take it off I will etch it off. What kind of paint would any of you use? I found an old post on here that suggested sign painter's paint, One Shot, which I have, & another fella said Transparent Krylon would work. Krylon almost seems too easy, what do you think? Thank you so much for your help.