I'm going to try and post pictures of a sign I was asked about restoring. This guy has a house full of old signs, this kind with a thermometer is his favorite. Anyway, I never got into silkscreening, the few times I dabbled in it, were less than stellar, to put it mildly. That seems to be the most reasonable way to restore this; the little lines are not feasible with paint mask. Think about removing all the little pieces of mask afterward. I did have this thought about running it through a flat bed printer, but that probably would print only on the top surface, not the edges. Even if I could get it printed that way, I'd have to first prep and paint the red, so the edges were done, and using two different methods and shops would be too expensive; not to mention the problem of printing on something other than white. The reason I'm posting is because I'm just wondering if there's something I'm overlooking. Thanks for any help. [/IMG] [/IMG]
Posted by Dave Grundy (Member # 103) on :
James...My best thought is....How were those items produced 50 years ago?
Do the restoration the same way? Using the same process?
Posted by James Donahue (Member # 3624) on :
Dave that IS the best way...I think they were silk screened. But that's beyond my abilities. I'm just fishing for some different method I might have overlooked.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
water slide decal?
Posted by Tom & Kathy Durham (Member # 776) on :
He could pick up one ebay in good shape for far less than you could restore this. They are usually worth between $50-$100.
Posted by Bill Lynch (Member # 3815) on :
I agree, it's not worth much even in mint condition. And if it was worth a lot in mint condition, restoring it would ruin it's value anyhow.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
we have this one on the car port. was here when hennies parents owned the house. [IMG][/IMG]
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Lika dis,,,,,, Water Slide Decal Posted by James Donahue (Member # 3624) on :
Awesome! Thanks Alicia. I'll see if I can get the process to work large enough. Maybe Fed-Ex office can print on that material.
Posted by old paint (Member # 549) on :
water slides can be made on your inkjet desktop printer. now if you have a 13 X 19 printer...it will be big enough. i have some 8.5 X 11 here. did this for a cabinet 6 X 10. [IMG][/IMG]
Posted by Dale Feicke (Member # 767) on :
Maybe you could get the American Pickers to buy the one you've got; then take the money and buy an intact one off Ebay..........
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