Tank sticker restore?
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From: NM
Tank sticker restore?
Just pulled the tank on my 73 and the tank sticker was there. It came off intact but is covered with a thick layer of crud.
Any one know of a source in the Austin TX area that can save it?
Tom...
Any one know of a source in the Austin TX area that can save it?
Tom...
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From: Westminster Maryland
Hi Tom,
Beyond brushing off the dust with the softest brush you have access to (maybe one of your wife's make-up brushes) I wouldn't do anything.
There is now so much discussion and concern about "reproduction (counterfeit) documentation" that I wouldn't want to do anything to the sheet that would lead someone to thing it had been "worked on".
If ANYTHING is readable I'd leave it alone.
If you're not going to put it back on the tank buy an archival sleeve from a framing store and keep the sheet in that and stored in a dark place.
Regards,
Alan
Beyond brushing off the dust with the softest brush you have access to (maybe one of your wife's make-up brushes) I wouldn't do anything.
There is now so much discussion and concern about "reproduction (counterfeit) documentation" that I wouldn't want to do anything to the sheet that would lead someone to thing it had been "worked on".
If ANYTHING is readable I'd leave it alone.
If you're not going to put it back on the tank buy an archival sleeve from a framing store and keep the sheet in that and stored in a dark place.
Regards,
Alan
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...Beyond brushing off the dust with the softest brush you have access to (maybe one of your wife's make-up brushes) I wouldn't do anything...If ANYTHING is readable I'd leave it alone...buy an archival sleeve from a framing store and keep the sheet in that and stored in a dark place...
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From: NM
Tried it myself since no one had a source. Used a soft stensel brush and rotated it in a spinning motion to remove some of the crud. No where near clean as the left side was too delicate towards the top and too thickly coated toward the bottom.
Some what readable but still not close.
Some what readable but still not close.
Last edited by Tom73; Nov 3, 2014 at 04:46 PM.
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Try taking it down to a local medical facility. A dentist or doctors office might X-ray/ultrasound it during a slow day. This "may" show you the details without damaging the paper.
I had an old aircraft maintenance record that got mucked up. I needed the P-3s serial (BUNO) from it. The docs at the flight clinic thought I was crazy at first. A lab tech x-rayed it and got some info then she put a plastic sheet on it and spent about an hour recovering the rest.
I had an old aircraft maintenance record that got mucked up. I needed the P-3s serial (BUNO) from it. The docs at the flight clinic thought I was crazy at first. A lab tech x-rayed it and got some info then she put a plastic sheet on it and spent about an hour recovering the rest.
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From: Myrtle Beach SC
The Customer Order was printed on all GMAD buildsheets from 1973-82...nothing special here.
But the data that is viewable is in excellent shape. I see your VIN in the upper right hand corner and many of your RPOs are visible as well. I can tell the following about your Corvette not knowing how it was equipped. There are five columns of data. I have a number of 1973 buildsheets so I can cross reference and guesstimate RPO codes. I've interpreted the data of each column best that I can make out:
Column 1: Data missing
Bucket seat, A/C data
Column 2: Axle, engine, tranny
M20 four-speed
engine RPO data missing
Column 3:
N37 tilt telescopic steering column
N40 Power Steering
QRM steel belted tires (can't tell if its an "M" or "Z")
U58 Sterio radio
VK3 Front License
Column 4:
1GB Tire Pressure Sticker
Column 5: Paint, trim & springs
404 Blk Leth Trim (leather trim)
6MG LH Front Spring
7MG RH Front Spring
945 Blue-Green (paint)
The front spring RPO tells me this is a heavy vehicle so I am guessing its a big block with A/C. If not, something, equipment, is calling out heavy-duty springs. Lots of good data here!
Melting Slicks
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From: Chester Virginia
From the other 73 build sheets I have if it was a 'Special Order' for an individual customer his name would have been printed on the left side of the build sheet. Sometimes with the customer name the Customer Order is also printed on the right side, sometimes it is not printed. I have a couple build sheets with neither 'name' printed.