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« Reply #10 on: January 23, 2010, 05:46:49 pm » |
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Great sign at a outstanding price!! If it is porcelain should be thick with layers evident where chiped/rusted. The folks over at Oldgas use Barkeepers Friend for cleaning and Feed-N-Wax to protect. I'd be very carefull with paint remover.
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« Reply #11 on: January 23, 2010, 06:31:05 pm » |
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I can't really tell by the photos, but photo 2 looks like the scratches are reminiscent of a painted button. Most of the time, porcelain will chip off the metal when damaged...
All in all, it is still an awesome piece!
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« Reply #12 on: January 23, 2010, 06:50:11 pm » |
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Porcelain will scratch too. I have a couple of porcelain buttons and they both have scratches. I have two painted buttons also and you can definitely tell the difference between the two versions. Like Creighton said, the porcelain signs will be finished with a thicker coat of baked on enamel (porcelain finish) that will show in the chips and sometimes around the edges. And they feel heavier too.
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« Reply #13 on: January 24, 2010, 01:00:23 am » |
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Tim,
Great Sign, I love those 36" size.. I have one just like it as well.
It's definatley painted tin, I have not seen a porcelain 36" with the bottle, usuall you see it with the wording only. I think there are too many colors in the bottle for them to make them in porcelain?
but it's definatly a painted tin sign, judging by the layer of the paint in the closeup and how the scratching looks, like Jim said, porcelain doesnt scratch much, just chips and you would notice it.
I'm pretty sure RC Kid was joking about pouring Paint thinner on it, so wouldnt do that..
I use an automotive paint restoration/cleaner, i think it's mothers, made for dull car finishes, that helps cleans and protects but once it's clean a coat of wax one or every few years will help preserve it for a long time!
Great score!
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« Reply #14 on: January 24, 2010, 01:03:24 am » |
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congrat's, great deal and very cool sign.
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« Reply #15 on: January 24, 2010, 01:16:31 am » |
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Great find, You ready to double your money?? LOL Its painted tin and not porcelain but still a great find!
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« Reply #16 on: January 24, 2010, 08:53:19 am » |
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I have not seen a porcelain 36" with the bottle, usuall you see it with the wording only. I have a porcelain one on the wall w/ original brackets, which do make it easier to hang, w/ the bottle and script! |
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« Reply #17 on: January 24, 2010, 08:59:52 am » |
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Cool Jim,
is it Canadian? you don't see too many porcelain with bottles..
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« Reply #18 on: January 24, 2010, 10:00:09 am » |
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It looks like paint to me as well. If it were porcelain and was ever hung on brackets, it would have chipped on at the little holes where the brackets were put on and removed. I have several porcelain ones and all of the little holes have been chipped. Great find!
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« Reply #19 on: January 24, 2010, 11:14:44 am » |
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h yeah, I was joking about the paint remover. you don't want to damage a valuable sign like your button.
But I have cleaned up some old porcelain sign with paint remover. The sign was painted over several times before I found it. I took off layers of old paint to uncover a beautiful Gas logo. And the remover does not damage porcelain.
I also have two buttons with the bottle on them. One is an American Porcelain sign and the other is one I found in Belize fifteen years ago. The one from Belize is painted.
Can you tell which is which from the picture?
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