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30 x 23. gas signs. Guess what there are and if the paint will come off. 2 side metal signs.
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Statements such as, "I'm thinking about selling this." are considered an offer to sell.
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*Wanted Pierce Pennant Petroleum*
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2 holes on top and they came in cast iron lollipop type rings...
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Looking for photos, etc from 60s era Shell-A-Rama gas station and Pal's Diner, Rt. 17 Mahwah, NJ
& US or state highway signs, shields, route markers
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Looking for better Gulf items: signs, globes, cans and paper - especially porcelain Gulf flanges, and Gulf A-38 & A-62 ad glass...
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look like wolfs head to me as well...
Got Socony???
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not having much luck with the removal of paint !!
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Use liquid (not spray) Professional Strength Goof Off like I did on my Pennzoil sign which was painted exactly the same.
You have to work slowly since it does work well. Pour it on, use the rough side of a sponge. When you are mostly through, switch to the soft side of the sponge. When you you are on the last hazy layer, use glass stove top wipes. It took me hours to do it, but I was able to remove the paint.
Wolfs Head is my guess.
Mike
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citristrip from home depot
looks like orange sherbet, no killer smell
paint it on, house paint turns to goo and bubbles up, wipe off, finish with thinner
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Regardless of what stripper you use I suggest you have a neutralizing agent handy. If this isn't a porcelain sign but rather a painted sign you need to work in small sections and neutralize the stripper as you go.
Test a spot about 2"-3" in size along one edge with a small amount of stripper using appropriate brush. Wearing rubber gloves use a kitchen cleaning sponge that has both sponge and scrubber pad. Once the stripper has been applied try to work the area with the pad. What you want to avoid is over exposure of the under layer to the stripper if it is indeed painted. If it is painted then repeat this process slowly to remove the over layer of paint. I have done this on old toys with good success.
If it is porcelain...based on the stripper directions, as soon as the paint looks like it's loosening up use the neutralizer and using a stiff nylon brush work the paint loose.
It's better to be safe and do a little more work than to end up with a bad restoration!
Collecting anything keeps you young at heart!
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Goof and Citristrip in my hands. Let the test/fun begin....
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Goof OFF works the best, for this sign, with lots of work. The problem with Citristrip is it removes the white in the original sign, while the red and green are ok.
Yes both are Wolfs Head signs that go in the lollipop type frames. Anyone want the 1 I didn't mess with? 20 bucks plus shipping. I don't have the patients. Heres a auction for which sign it is.... or was!
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I'll take the extra one, I have an experiment in mind
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I have an experiment in mind TARGET or Groundhog hole cover? LOL
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always lookin , how did you make out using the goof off on your sign? Can you post a pic? I've got the same problem with an Orange Crush push bar (not porcelain) with several coats of house paint on it.I've tested some enviro freindly stuff that still lifted the orange paint!! Thanks Dave
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"Goof OFF works the best, for this sign, with lots of work. The problem with Citristrip is it removes the white in the original sign, while the red and green are ok.
Yes both are Wolfs Head signs that go in the lollipop type frames. Anyone want the 1 I didn't mess with? 20 bucks plus shipping. I don't have the patients"
^^Thats a repost from the previous page, both signs are will be swimming to their new owner in MA.
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MAYBE THEY WOULD MAKE GREAT FENDERS ON A RAT ROD? 
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NO! No more gas sign fenders!
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WELL, got the signs by UPS today at 10 a.m., here is what they looked like when I openedthe box, (great packaging by the way Bill)   Here it is, 10:30 and I worked 1 side, locked up the garage, took pictures, downloaded them, then waited 10 minutes to upload them to photobucket. The missing paint is how I got it, Bill did that part, Not bad for 15 minutes work.    I think I'll go to work and make some money, can't wait to see what a little time spent on them will result in. Oh Bill, did you know there are 2 different styles of signs under the paint?
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I'm done, even had time to repair a Boiler and change out a Hot Water heater today and still got these two signs to look presentable, all before 4 p.m. I'm a little bummed out, was hoping to make a pair of hot rod fenders but the 2 signs were different. Sure wish I had that Husky sign.  
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NO I didnt know there were 2 different signs...
I am impressed ! NOW are you going to tell how you did it?
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Comn!spill the beans Rick !
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Oh Sure, NOW everybody wants to be my friend
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No didn't say I wanted to be your friend,just want to know how ya got the paint off!
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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hey then tell me... you got 2 signs, one that is nice, for a steal !! Tell me !!! lol
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No didn't say I wanted to be your friend,just want to know how ya got the paint off! MICK, YOU CRACK ME UP! (i'da said the same thing) LOL!
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allright, If you need to know, send $9.99 and a long SASE, along with your bank account #'s and SS # to: ^$^#%#&^
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I think the older signs hold up better, when being stripped. The one that looks the best is mid 60s... The one I had problems with is 1970s, I bet
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"Remember, history that is forgotten is doomed to repeat itself!"
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Rick - The Husky is starting to come around  Thanks again for all of your help! Works Like A Charm
Wanted: Husky Cans/Signs, Interesting Pump Plates and NC Road Signage Website www.petrojoe.com
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Rick... tried your trick on another sign... worked great THANKS !!!!
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***Wanted*** Always looking for Oilzum, Kunz, and Husky Cans, Signs and Smalls.
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I have a can of it right here !!
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Nothing like beating around the bush! LOL!
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I have a can of it right here !! If you can't tell us, at least post a picture of the can. 
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