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Gasoline/thinner Should not hurt old fired/baked on lenses w/ Frit. Are you trying to save lenses or body OR both ?
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Please - NO offers to Buy or Sell in this forum category
Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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Some people like to install caulk so the 2 screws are not the only thing holding the lenses. I don't like caulk because i would like to take the lenses off. If you feel like you need to caulk a lens you install the lens first then put a couple of dabs on the front.
What lens are you trying to get off? Like Dick said paint thinner will not hurt an "original" lens.
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Keithia, I took a razor blade and removed staining off the front of a set of sinclair lenses i had bought from a guy that were found buried in the ground. Some how he didn't break them getting them out with a shovel. I also clean mine with softscrub with bleach and blue scotch bright pad. Wet first then put some softscrub on and wipe/scrub and rinse. Like i said this is how i clean mine. Heard of someone using toilet bowl cleaner and it stained the lens. Always be careful how you clean your lenses.
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Also cleaning the back of the lenses of older lenses with a mild cleanser will not hurt them. I use bar keepers friend & have good luck with it. I dont scrub to hard in one spot or let it sit on it for long periods of time.
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Well the feeler guage trick worked. It took about 3 hours to cut out one lens but I got it done. Had to cut through a good 1/2 inch caulk all the way around. Did not break the lens or the body. I did break the .003 and .004 guage on it. Now I just have to do the other side. The second side might go faster as I may have learned a trick. The globe and lenses are original. I bought it from an old timer who caulked them in to keep them from falling out in case the screws did not hold. Trust me on this, do not ever caulk lenses in from the backside.
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Drive with Care and Buy Sinclair!! I buy Sinclair globes, signs, cans, ect.
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I got them out. Check out my new post for how to do and pictures.
Keith
Drive with Care and Buy Sinclair!! I buy Sinclair globes, signs, cans, ect.
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