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#39135
Mon Mar 21 2005 01:26 PM
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Got a sign the other day still has all the packing paper stuck to it. It's painted so I have to be careful
Any suggestions??
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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#39136
Mon Mar 21 2005 01:46 PM
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I've wetted down my NOS signs with a paper towel. And let it sit. You should start seeing the brown paper pop off. Don't pull or wipe at the sign. Just dab the paper with the wet paper towel and go slow. I've held the sign at a angle and the paper has slid off for me. Take a picture of the sign with the paper on it, if you sell it down the line then you have proof that is was NOS.
Hope that helps!
Nels
[This message has been edited by nels (edited 03-21-2005).]
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#39137
Mon Mar 21 2005 02:14 PM
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I've destroyed a couple trying to soak them-seemed to loosen the paint from the metal more than the paint from the paper. I'm also interested in suggestions. Jim
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#39138
Mon Mar 21 2005 07:45 PM
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JimT,did you actually soak the sign in water, or did you just dab the paper?
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#39139
Mon Mar 21 2005 08:07 PM
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Check with buytex2 (Rick)?. I bought a texaco sign nos years back from him and it was covered with paper. It turned out beautiful. Good idea about taking pictures too.
Hope this helps, Blacktee
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#39140
Mon Mar 21 2005 09:30 PM
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[This message has been edited by bettin (edited 08-22-2005).]
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#39141
Mon Mar 21 2005 09:32 PM
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These were some kind of medicine signs the way I remember-kind of schoolbus yellow with black writing and graffics.I suspect the guy I got em from had trouble too or he probably would of had the paper off. I started off gentle and went from there. It was really stuck on there.Now I'm a little gun shy when it's plastered on there.
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