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Posted By: K W FRITH Sign Cleaning Day! - Tue Mar 12 2013 11:15 PM
I spent part of yesterday and today getting some of my BOTW signs cleaned up! I really enjoy the clean-up process because it makes me feel great to be able to improve on the value of a sign and enhance its overall image!--ENJOY!

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Posted By: Dave's Garage Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Tue Mar 12 2013 11:30 PM
Wow, those are great looking signs!
Posted By: oldnfuelish Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Tue Mar 12 2013 11:36 PM
cool
Posted By: Steven C. Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Tue Mar 12 2013 11:47 PM
Wow!! Love the Texaco!!
Posted By: trifiver Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Tue Mar 12 2013 11:52 PM
All very Nice !!!!!!!!!!


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Posted By: Rust and Dust Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Tue Mar 12 2013 11:59 PM
Kevin you may have buffed the top of the 66 sign a little to long. Lol nice job sweet signs.
Posted By: K W FRITH Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 12:05 AM
I should have taken a "before" picture but didn't think about it.
Posted By: texacokie Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 12:44 AM
Kevin your museum must enormous!...those turned out nice.
Posted By: 47reo-travis Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 08:23 AM
That Phillips is cool Kevin !
Posted By: tomzcollectiblez Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 10:12 AM
They look great Kevin! Great Job! Good score too!!!
Posted By: K W FRITH Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 12:17 PM
Someone emailed, asking what I do to get them looking so good.
I simply use a wet sponge with one of those green scrbby backs, to remove the dirt and grime and use the green side on nasty stains to take the edge off. After it dries, I use "Mothers Metal Polish" and an attachment for an electric drill thats called a "Mothers Power Ball". Its a bunch of small foam pieces in the shape of a ball, that has a shaft attached to it. This shaft will attach to any electric drill and has a hard plastic sleeve over it, that allows downward pressure from your free hand!
This Mothers Metal polish has no abrasives in it and will not scratch the surface like abrasives will and really polish's it to a high shine. It won't remove scratches but it gets the dirt out of the scratches so they are fairly invisible.Aftr application, you simply wipe off with a clean dry rag until the excess material is wiped clean.
When used on porcelain that has lost the gloss finish, it will do a good job cleaning but will NOT restore the lustre.
Its great stuff and it takes some work to do a complete sign, but the results are worth it.
Posted By: mcguffeyd1 Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 02:06 PM
Looking good Kevin... Now you can come to my place and wax the ones i have!

Keep up the good work.
Posted By: gasoildude Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 09:31 PM
Lookin good there Kevin. Nice work smile
Posted By: Chevrolet SS Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 10:29 PM
Time well spent... looking good Kevin! wink
Posted By: advertologist Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Wed Mar 13 2013 10:38 PM
amazing what a little TLC will do.. cool
Posted By: K W FRITH Re: Sign Cleaning Day! - Thu Mar 14 2013 12:03 AM
Heres a pic of the equiptment I use, and another picture of a powerball that has seen quite a few signs!

Just finished the Red Crown!

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