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Thu Jun 06 2019 08:20 PM
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Just picked up an old gas station banner, looks to be cloth, pretty dirty - has anyone ever tried cleaning these if so, how? Or should I just let it be? Thanks, Wade
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In the words of the Beatles-- Let it be, let it be, let it be, let it be, whisper words of wisdom, let it be.....
Wanted: Champion Spark plug, Shell, Pennzoil, Kendall, and Woco Pep signs...Dale Stephens
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Agree 100%, do NOT try to clean it! I have a beautiful Socony banner with Pegasus from 1934 that has a lot of red on it. I tried to spot clean it when I got it and started to see red on my cleaning cloth immediately. Luckily I stopped quick enough that I didn't ruin it. I've never heard of a successful method of cleaning banners personally...... Darin
Darin Sheffer Always looking for Mobil and Marathon items I don't already have!
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Thanks guys...letting it be...leaving it as is...
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...if the fabric is good, you can use a lint roller to clean the loose stuff...but the inks (dyes?) used on some banners were not that colorfast...
Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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