I just got this radio and the paint, (white/ivory) around both knobs, is worn down to the original dark plastic casting color.

The rest of the paint on the radio is fair.

Should I strip the paint & repaint it or just try to "blend in" paint in the worn areas?

If I were to repaint, what brand of paint would you recommend?

Do I need to prime the plastic?

This is my first attempt at plastic cabinet repair/repainting, as I just normally repair the insides.

I looked int he archives, but could not find a conclusive answer.
Thanks

Lightly sand then finish off with Rustoleum spray epoxy. There's an ivory color. Did an ivory one and a green one and they look really good. No primer rerquired.

FrankB, Strip it completely. That is what i did here. I then shot it with Dupli Color dark brown metalic. Then about 8 coats of clear. I think it came out pretty nice.
Stan Ski

I have one of these in Ivory also. You guys mention that yours is in bakelite. The one of mine is a metal cased one. Do i have something rare?
-Tony

Never seen a metal one.
Stan Ski

It looks identical to the one posted above. It just has a metal case instead of one made out of bakelite. I've never seen one either until i bought mine on the auction site years ago.
-Tony

Metal case was probably a proto type radio, one of a kind. Might be worth thousands..Ebay it out..