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#792350 Sun Jun 11 2023 01:51 PM
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I have a double bubble clock that came from my parent's country store.
They had a small fire and closed the store back in 1981. The clock was
not damaged by the fire but it did get some smoke damage on the two
clock faces. The main face is white, so it now looks gray. The clock works
great otherwise. I've never had it apart so I have no idea what type of
paint was used at the factory. I'd like to clean it and make it white again,
but I'm not sure what to clean it with or if I can even rub the face without
rubbing off the finish. Any help would be appreciated.


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Is the paint stable, or is there scattered flaking? My brother took apart an orange crush clock, tried to spot clean one dingy area, and 30 minutes later was staring at a clear piece of glass. I rebuilt an Iroquois beer double bubble about 5 years ago, that had dirt streaks on the inside that were very visible with the clock lit up. I used a paper towel and water, and was aggressively scrubbing by the time I finished. Not a spec of the image came off, and 5 years later she still looks great. So judge if it can be cleaned, then try with plain water to see if anything will come off, starting with the outermost area to test it.

Just thinking out loud here, but is there a chance the glass side is dirty vs the image side??
Hope this helps.

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I used a cleaner once that took the black from bulb burn right off where ever the force of spray hit it. I never used it on paint before only plastic. Sadly I lost the name of it and I can no longer find it in the store. I know I got it at walmart, it was called something green and it was a clear cleaner in a clear spray bottle. It was an all natural cleaner no chemicals. If you did happen to find it I'd be scared to use it on paint to be honest.

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absolutegex, Are you talking about "Simple Green" cleaner by chance?


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That could very well be. It looks familiar. If I got a chance to smell it I'd know right away. Awful smelling citrus smell.


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