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Tue Jan 28 2014 02:43 PM
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Before.. After... Little elbow grease,new motor,and new front lens.
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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Really shines nice Job there mick!
I like SINCLAIR and old American made stuff ... No china items.
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Mick, you may have already tried... But, have you tried making a paste out of toothpaste? And gently burnishing the inside of the lens?
I've got a 1920s (maybe earlier) tin of Whiz Reflector Polish.. The tin is "welded" shut or I would send you some of that... The compound would "eat" through that plastic in some 4 or 5 seconds... LOL
Looking for Tide Water/ Tide Water-Associated/ Tidewater items
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...anyone tried the headlight restoration kits for this kind of thing?
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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FREEDOM oil items wanted.
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Mark I was thinking of that,but the scratches in the old lens are actually cracks.
Looking for gas,oil related clocks,especially neon and spinners .clock repair available. Mick
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That turned out very nice!
I am always looking for anything Texaco or Oklahoma oil and gas company's, also I am a newbie at seeking globes.
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Braden Splichal
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