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ooo-ribay 08-09-2020 05:45 PM

Hey FB Rob - I believe Erik uses water, bleach, water. Not bleach x2.

thetahat 08-09-2020 05:59 PM

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Originally Posted by erikc21 (Post 2007043)
Hey guys -

I always say I’m going to post more often, but It feels like my New Year’s resolution goals...I wanted to post another ‘before and after’ bleach cleaning. The first photo was taken in poor lighting with and old iPhone. The middle photo is the final product taken in better lighting with an new iPhone that seems to make everything brighter. Regardless, the pennant is much improved. The last photo shows what the back of the pennant where I didn’t apply bleach to.

I’ve made mistakes of spraying bleach too close to the spine in the past, so I applied the tape much further down the pennant. I’m still using the spray with water, spray with bleach, spray with water approach. Is that what you all do who attempt this? I let the bleach stay on the pennant for only a few minutes. I continue to stay away from red, but it looked like a Phillies pennant turned out pretty good recently.

https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/202...009185f9a1.jpg

Nice work, Erik!

thetahat 08-09-2020 06:00 PM

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Originally Posted by Fballguy (Post 2007150)
The pandemic has given me plenty of time to play with my pennants. Took inventory. Took pictures. Assembled albums. A little embarrassed to share my "Single A Ball" calibre baseball collection amongst you MLB All Star calibre collectors, but nonetheless....What else is there to do? Besides, there's a reason I'm called Fballguy. ;)

https://photos.app.goo.gl/Bjo3f2rMmVZqQWBM9

Rob this is great stuff, thanks for posting!

thetahat 08-09-2020 06:19 PM

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Nice, Rob! I see lots of cool stuff in there. For example, I've never seen this Oakland pennant before (I watch Oakland stuff, but don't buy very often). I'm curious to hear from you and others about how rare it is. I also really like this NY Giants pennant. I'm sure that there are gems from other teams as well.

Never saw that A’s pennant, the colors are bizarre. It does share the same exact font of the full team name, with the 1969 ASCO A’s pennant. I’ll snap a pic in a bit.

The Giants pennant comes from the “grommet” series whose pennants span from 1919 White Sox to the early 40s, with emphasis on the St. Louis teams. I am highly intrigued by these.

Fballguy 08-09-2020 06:31 PM

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Originally Posted by thetahat (Post 2005387)
Gotta rescue this thread from the bottom of the page!

Here are two pennants from the early 50s with a similar design. Anyone know of any other teams that share it?

Observe they are both playing the same infield shift!

This looks like it might be...

Edit: Upon closer review...I guess not. No stadium reference and only three on defense. Tassels spine aren't right either. I saw the St. Louis font and thought it was a match.

Fballguy 08-09-2020 06:32 PM

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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2007252)
Hey FB Rob - I believe Erik uses water, bleach, water. Not bleach x2.

Yeah but straight bleach is the question.

ooo-ribay 08-09-2020 06:41 PM

Pretty damn nice baseball collection for a football guy! :eek:

ooo-ribay 08-09-2020 06:44 PM

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Originally Posted by Fballguy (Post 2007273)
Yeah but straight bleach is the question.

Ahhhh.

I used to use straight bleach until my ‘62 NL Champs disaster (although I think that one was doomed, no matter what).

erikc21 08-09-2020 06:54 PM

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Originally Posted by Fballguy (Post 2007273)
Yeah but straight bleach is the question.


Sorry for once again being unclear!

First, I do hang the pennant (spine-side up) so the bleach runs down away from the spine. I tape the spine with multiple layers of painters tape so nothing accidentally soaks through. I also extend the tape about 1/2 inch lower than the spine to be safe. I also try and make sure the tassels are taped.

I have two spray bottles. One straight water and the other 100% bleach. I first spray the pennant with water to get it wet. Second, I spray the pennant with 100% bleach directly on the front of the pennant. I spray the whole pennant directly. I’ve never sprayed the back of the pennant which is interesting. I let the bleach stay on the pennant for a few minutes. Lastly, I spray with water continuously until the bleach is gone.

I sometimes repeat a time or two. I’m always worried about letting the bleach sit too long as I’ve had a few pennants run or the white turn almost a yellowish color. So, I was curious if this is how others completed the process.

erikc21 08-09-2020 06:56 PM

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Originally Posted by ooo-ribay (Post 2007275)
Pretty damn nice baseball collection for a football guy! :eek:


I know...I told him his second ‘main’ sport is better than my entire collection [emoji23]


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