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I'm going to try and post pictures of a sign I was asked about restoring. This guy has a house full of old signs, this kind with a thermometer is his favorite. Anyway, I never got into silkscreening, the few times I dabbled in it, were less than stellar, to put it mildly. That seems to be the most reasonable way to restore this; the little lines are not feasible with paint mask. Think about removing all the little pieces of mask afterward. I did have this thought about running it through a flat bed printer, but that probably would print only on the top surface, not the edges. Even if I could get it printed that way, I'd have to first prep and paint the red, so the edges were done, and using two different methods and shops would be too expensive; not to mention the problem of printing on something other than white. The reason I'm posting is because I'm just wondering if there's something I'm overlooking. Thanks for any help. [/IMG] [/IMG]
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch, Benjamin Franklin Posts: 2057 | From: 1033 W. Union Valley Rd. | Registered: Feb 2003
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James...My best thought is....How were those items produced 50 years ago?
Do the restoration the same way? Using the same process?
-------------------- Dave Grundy retired in Chelem,Yucatan,Mexico/Hensall,Ontario,Canada 1-519-262-3651 Canada 011-52-1-999-102-2923 Mexico cell 1-226-785-8957 Canada/Mexico home
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Dave that IS the best way...I think they were silk screened. But that's beyond my abilities. I'm just fishing for some different method I might have overlooked.
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch, Benjamin Franklin Posts: 2057 | From: 1033 W. Union Valley Rd. | Registered: Feb 2003
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we have this one on the car port. was here when hennies parents owned the house. [IMG][/IMG]
-------------------- joe pribish-A SIGN MINT 2811 longleaf Dr. pensacola, fl 32526 850-637-1519 BEWARE THE TRUTH.....YOU MAY NOT LIKE WHAT YOU FIND Posts: 11582 | From: pensacola, fl. usa | Registered: Nov 1998
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Awesome! Thanks Alicia. I'll see if I can get the process to work large enough. Maybe Fed-Ex office can print on that material.
-------------------- James Donahue Donahue Sign Arts 1851 E. Union Valley Rd. Seymour TN. (865) 577-3365 brushman@nxs.net
Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what's for lunch, Benjamin Franklin Posts: 2057 | From: 1033 W. Union Valley Rd. | Registered: Feb 2003
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water slides can be made on your inkjet desktop printer. now if you have a 13 X 19 printer...it will be big enough. i have some 8.5 X 11 here. did this for a cabinet 6 X 10. [IMG][/IMG]
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