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Does Anyone Know How to Remove Paint from Old Signs?
Any pictures of your progress? One of my favorite things is finding something discarded seeing the potential and figuring out how to get there. No matter what style of paint removal is used thinner, soda blasting, or shudder, sand paper lol the key is care and knowing how far to take it...- Gramr
- Post #26
- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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Does Anyone Know How to Remove Paint from Old Signs?
Good luck and my advice is be patient. Try a small piece of tape on a edge. You never know what you don't want may stick to the tape better than the sign. I've wrecked a few rattle can jobs that way...- Gramr
- Post #24
- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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Does Anyone Know How to Remove Paint from Old Signs?
But you agree it'll take the paint off? Then all we need to do is stop it before it goes to far. In my limited experience with such crap l have found that the factory job is more durable than what can be applied in a hurry over it. With that said I'd try it mind you on a edge at first to figure...- Gramr
- Post #22
- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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Does Anyone Know How to Remove Paint from Old Signs?
Gun wash. It's what is used to clean spray guns. Unfortunately only way l know of purchasing it is by 5gallon pail. But any painter can get you a jar. Word of caution wear gloves as gun wash thins stuff down to the point both it and whatever is diluted is now small enough to pass through your...- Gramr
- Post #19
- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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Does Anyone Know How to Remove Paint from Old Signs?
One quick l wonder if it'll work...try putting it in the freezer the metal shrinks paint doesn't and may flake. This may cause the Thanks, I'm just a HD mechanic (the kind that gives you fisheyes) but l think my advice about finding a guy such as yourself for advice was accurate as after 40...- Gramr
- Post #18
- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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Does Anyone Know How to Remove Paint from Old Signs?
Soda blasting is very delicate if care is taken. Crushed walnut shells are also used. My advice is to take it to a old school paint shop. You'll just know when your speaking to the right guy. They know paint and its behavior. They usually have a intrest in signs as well. Hint, bring beer...about...- Gramr
- Post #15
- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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Not very old but the graphics are cool
Interesting haven't seen "fish killer" pull tabs since early 70's. Thrown in after opening they would flash like a lure as it sank. The rest is obvious. I'm on west coast BC the company l work for is Coho Concrete Pumps as the mechanic. Coho, the salmon is know to put up a fight!- Gramr
- Post #6
- Forum: Bottle Caps, Cans, Signs or anything Metal
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First bottle site - over 150 bottle so far!
Nice spot! Find the outhouse location you may find some interesting things. It'll have long since decomposed. Amazing what gets lost/disposed of in them. Worth the dig.- Gramr
- Post #14
- Forum: Digging and Finding
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Random misc. bottles
Beautiful! The thin handle on the brown jug is cool. Really nice colors crisp and sharp.- Gramr
- Post #24
- Forum: Displaying and Photographing
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8 oz Orange Crush bottle from Canada
Thanks for info. As a member pointed out canada imported a lot of bottles so l would guess the ones we made are "rare" I'm guessing a American drink with a "D" on bottom is worth looking into.- Gramr
- Post #34
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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8 oz Orange Crush bottle from Canada
Sorry short one D in a diamond. Tall one same D with c on right and 5 left with a 7 other side.- Gramr
- Post #29
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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8 oz Orange Crush bottle from Canada
I did notice the lettering differs the one Orange crusH like mine is REG the other which is more ORANGE CRUSH big 'O' is the TMRG one. As mine is sort of a combination of the two.- Gramr
- Post #28
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
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8 oz Orange Crush bottle from Canada
I ment to ask your bottle with TMRG aug 22 1921 is the neck clear or 'knurled'.- Gramr
- Post #27
- Forum: Sodas - Embossed, Paper Label and ACLs.
