I guess 'painted' was the wrong term... haha I can't explain it... yeah , not much you can do about retrofitting led s into the lamp. But I guess I was trying to explain the feel of the red on the lamp if that makes sense.. I was trying to get info from the guy at the booth.. but the combination of my limited Japanese and me looking super foreign in Japan must have startled him.. all he kept saying to me was 'GR' while I was examine the lamp lol