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One thing I noticed is that the pennants get whiter over time. I see an immediate change as soon as I spray the bleach on, which I'm pleased with. But then I let the pennants air dry for a couple days and they continue to get whiter. The pictures of the Jets pennant were taken about an hour after I rinsed it. I suspect that it will look even better in a couple days.
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Toying with bleaching the spine on the Namath Jets pennant...or maybe just replacing with a nice white one. Not sure.
The Rams is older and paint feels raised. Might be a mistake but I bought it for the sole purpose of trying. New Jersey Giants...Would love to clean up. But it's 70's era which I bombed with last time. Broncos...I feel good about my chances. Dolphins...Not too worried. Tittle Giants...Cautious but bought it to try. I suspect similar results to the other Tittle I have. Allie's Dream...Has a lot to gain by cleaning...But I'm unsure of how it will hold up. Different material than others from the 1960's, which I'm assuming this is from as he coached there from 61 to 68. Just noticed...the misspelling of "Alie" on the pennant. I'm sure that makes it even more rare and valuable. ;) |
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Running
This area ran quite a bit. Again, only the red paint, not the blue. Red doesn't seem to hold up as well...at least Giant's red. I've gotten pretty good at combating the problem by laying the pennant flat, spraying water directly at the white sections that have had red bleed onto them...dabbing immediately with paper towel (or Q tip for more precise areas), then blowing onto the area to arrest any further bleeding. The running paint does come right off if you treat it quickly. I haven't perfected it yet...but the results look better in the end than you'd expect when in process. And the end product looks much better than what I started with.
The black that appears around the knees of player #77 is just shadows. The pennant came out very white with no residual staining at all. Overall, happy with this one. http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b5...pshryhgrim.jpg |
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Report Card: Browns
Done about a half dozen of these now. Let's see what we've learned...
Pennant: Cleveland Browns Era: Mid 60's Issue: Rust like and unknown liquid stains Material: Soft felt Result: Stains gone. Pennant very white. No change to material or silk screening. Grade: A |
Report Card: Bears
Pennant: Chicago Bears
Era: Mid 60's Issue: Substantial staining and discoloration throughout Material: Soft felt Result: Cleaned up perfectly. All discoloration gone. Very white. No change to material or silk screening. Grade: A |
Report Card: Giants
Pennant: Tittle Giants #1
Era: Early 60's Issue: Significant staining and discoloration throughout. Material: Wool material similar but different than first two pennants. Result: Significant improvement but a couple stains remained. Red paint ran considerably but was manageable. Slight fading to red lettering. A few random loose threads emerged along the edges which I snipped with no lasting damage. Grade: B+ |
Report Card: Redskins
Pennant: Washington Redskins
Era: 1970's Issue: discoloration from age Material: Stiff felt Result: massive color running. Damage to material. Modest whitening which improved slightly over days. Pennant trashed. Grade: F |
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