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I thought I recall someone in the past saying that blue porcelain can be tough to reclaim once in this condition.
Any thoughts?
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Steve,
You should use some wax for it. Try howards feed wax, it should bring the blue back and get rid of the water stains
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It is what it is, and you will never bring back the cobalt blue color, but you can enhance it by using a wax of some sort.
The sign is still a good display piece, it just doesn't have that good color anymore.
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I agree, I'd just put a good wax on it and enjoy it!
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It was for sale near me. I thought if I could get a deal on it due to it's condition, clean it up and make a buck on it I would go get it. It's double sided with some kind of frame around it and their asking $1500 open to offers. Then in researching to find out what it might be worth I see it on ebay for $1300.
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Not worth anywhere near that in my books.
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It was for sale near me. I thought if I could get a deal on it due to it's condition, clean it up and make a buck on it I would go get it. It's double sided with some kind of frame around it and their asking $1500 open to offers. Then in researching to find out what it might be worth I see it on ebay for $1300.
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Not worth anywhere near that in my books. Not even close to worth that. You can spray WD-40 on them and it will bring some of the color back up but not a bunch, like they said once there gone there gone.
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yeah, that price is way high... shouldnt be over $500 imo
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Learn the ***ty Tricks of ebay sellers, WAX IT, LIST IT & SELL IT. Then hope by the time the wax fades, you changed your selling name!
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Steve,
You should use some wax for it. Try howards feed wax, it should bring the blue back and get rid of the water stains I agree, Feed wax works great to make old signs display better. But it doesn't make the sign worth three times it's worth!!
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Do you mean the howards feed wax that is for hardwood floors? That was all I saw on their website?
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yes works on saddles, wood and everything in between
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That stuff is the best. I have a sign that was milky white and after a dose of Howards 2 years ago it is still vibrant blue .
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Thanks for the clarification, I am going to have to try it out. Does it work on tin as well or just stick to porcelain?
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works on weathered tin signs also. I think if their is something that needs a shine or simple cleanup, that is the stuff to use.
I have an old tire sign outside that had that chalky look from age that I put a coat on every spring and it looks great and seems to keep it from getting worse.
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