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#178999 Thu Mar 11 2010 02:16 PM
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THE OVAL SHAPE DECAL W/ LION JUMPING OUT !
GILMORE RED LION GASOLINE PLUS TETRAETHYL DECAL!
I HAVE FOUND THE 12" DECAL THAT IS SIMILAR,BUT NOT THIS ONE!
IF ANYBODY HAS 2 THEY WILL SELL , OR RECOMMEND A SIGHT THAT HAS A PAIR FORSALE! THANKS! I THINK ITS 18.5 VINYL DECAL NOT WATER RELEASE!

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DIESEL #179012 Thu Mar 11 2010 04:39 PM
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diesel.... Check out this page at Slama's..... it says that most of his decals are water release, so I don't know for sure if his Gilmore decals are that way or vinyl.
Good Luck,

http://www.slamaglobe.com/gas_decals.html

huskybob #179015 Thu Mar 11 2010 05:29 PM
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Slama decals are Water Slide

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DO YOU HAVE TO SHOOT CLEAR COAT OVER WATER RELEASE?,THATS THE ONLY WAY TO MINIMIZE SEEMS,"RIGHT"AND IN ORDER FOR THE DECAL TO HANG AROUND FOR MANY YEARS?IF SO ,I DO NOT WANT TO GET INTO ALL OF THAT,VINYL DECAL,OR PORCELAIN PUMP PLATE THAT WILL MATCH THE BLU-GREEN GLOBE WILL HAVE TO WORK! THE REASON ,IS THAT THIS TOKHEIM IS BEING SOLD! THE FAMILY THAT CAME OVER TO BUY THE PHILLIPS 66 SIGN SAW MY PUMP IN THE GARAGE AND WANTED IT,THEY MADE A OFFER THAT I COULD NOT REFUSE ,AND THAT'S ALL SHE WROTE,I MADE UP A PARTS LIST OF WHAT I WAS LACKING,GLOBE,PAINT,DECALS,AD GLASS ,SIGHT GLASS,AND SO ON! THEY ARE ORDERING SUPPLIES AND SHIPPING TO ME TO PAINT& ASSEMBLE PUMP!WELL, THERE STUCK ON GILMORE BLU-GREEN GLOBE,I HAVE FOUND THE MATCHING PLATES & DECALS FOR THE "ROAR W/ GILMORE" JUST NOT THE BLU-GREEN???ANY ADVICE ON A WATER-RELEASE DECAL I WOULD GREATLY APPRECIATE!OR A VENDOR THAT HAS MATCHING BLU-GREEN DECALS OR SIGNS! I HAVE SEEN THE BLU-GREEN DECALS THAT LOOK JUST LIKE THE GLOBE,BUT I WAS HOPING FOR SOMETHING DIFFERENT!


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use water release, they really are quite painless, and they look better.and if you have no knowledge of how to put on vinyl with out getting air bubbles out. use water release. here's a photo of the gilmore lion head cut out of one of the 18 inch water release ovals

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BUT DO YOU HAVE TO SHOOT CLEAR COAT OVER WATER RELEASE? IS THE ONLY REASON TO SHOOT CLEAR IS TO GET RID OF SEEMS,OR WILL THE DECAL COME APART OVER THE YEARS IF I DO NOT CLEAR COAT IT?


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I never clear over water release. I have some water release that are 15 years old no problem. they used water release 60 years ago. and it worked for them.I might if I was going to put it outside, But even then I wouldn't. If in 10 years the decal looks like *****, I would just replace, There is no seam to speak of, they are are thinner than vinyl

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THATS WHAT I NEEDED TO HEAR,THANKS! I WAS HOPING FOR THAT!


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