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nw4evr

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how does one go about this??? when they are painted over, or worse faded out??? is there a solution like vinegar or some cleaner that works well to get them shiny again? and what is the best way to get the paint down in the recesses and then how do you get the surface shiny without eating the paint back out of the recesses??? Would somene like a trophy/engraving shop be a good idea? lots of questions this morning, trying to " do my homework" and figure out a process before i start it...Best regards and thanks for any advice... Dave Pickhardt Wisconsin 920-210-2875

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Tue, Apr 12, 2011 6:03 PM

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Dave,

I just cleaned mine up with brasso after stripping off the old paint. You could use any good body shop buffing compound too. Then I cleaned them off and sprayed with several coats of defthane. Any good polyeurothane(sp?) spray would be fine. Mine have been fine for 10 years.

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Tue, Apr 12, 2011 7:11 PM

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Dave,

I just cleaned mine up with brasso after stripping off the old paint. You could use any good body shop buffing compound too. Then I cleaned them off and sprayed with several coats of defthane. Any good polyeurothane(sp?) spray would be fine. Mine have been fine for 10 years.

Good luck

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Unpainted corroded brass can be cleaned easily by a short soak in Lysol Toiletbowl Cleaner, regular not the scented versions. Non-removeable parts can be soaked in a wet piece of paper towel or have it brushed on. 5-10 minutes should do it. The active ingredient is Phosphoric Acid, so a water and baking soda will be needed neutralize it and a lot of water to flush it clean. I have used it to clean delicate brass electrical contacts as well. The clean surface will then need to be coated with polish, urethane, wax, oil, etc, as it will oxidize quickly.

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Tue, Apr 12, 2011 7:29 PM

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Unpainted corroded brass can be cleaned easily by a short soak in Lysol Toiletbowl Cleaner, regular not the scented versions. Non-removeable parts can be soaked in a wet piece of paper towel or have it brushed on. 5-10 minutes should do it. The active ingredient is Phosphoric Acid, so a water and baking soda will be needed neutralize it and a lot of water to flush it clean. I have used it to clean delicate brass electrical contacts as well. The clean surface will then need to be coated with polish, urethane, wax, oil, etc, as it will oxidize quickly.

Hi Dave,
Give me a call. I cleaned up the tags on mine and they look pretty decent now.

Scott
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Wed, Apr 13, 2011 5:45 PM

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Hi Dave,
Give me a call. I cleaned up the tags on mine and they look pretty decent now.

Scott
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I have achieved a very high class result by firstly using paint stripper and nylon brush to remove all paint and get back to bare metal. Then repaint the whole tag. I used enamel paint. When finished painting, and while the paint is still wet, gently scrape the paint off the top faces of the raised lettering ith a sharp knife. Then when the paint is dry, use 1500 grit wet-and-dry sandpaper on a sanding block with liberal quantity of water and gently polish the remaining paint off the lettering. I got a perfect result with very little effort.

I used a similar technique to restore the tags with the patent numbers, except in place of paint I just used a permanent ink marker pen. Too easy.

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Thu, Apr 14, 2011 4:06 PM

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