Hey, pennant guys

[Fballguy]

The next test...1960's AFL New York Jets. Look away Mike.

Any predictions?

[perezfan]

I'll throw a prediction out there...

I am guessing this one turns our GREAT! (How's that for applying some pressure?)

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by perezfan

I'll throw a prediction out there...

I am guessing this one turns our GREAT! (How's that for applying some pressure?)

No pressure.

[Fballguy]

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.

[Fballguy]

[Fballguy]

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.

[Fballguy]

[Fballguy]

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.

[yankeesjetsfan]

Originally Posted by Fballguy

The next test...1960's AFL New York Jets. Look away Mike.

Any predictions?

That is a beautiful pennant. Please, Id love to see pics of it all cleaned up. That and the Namath. those are some gorgeous pennants.

Mike

[Fballguy]

Originally Posted by yankeesjetsfan

That is a beautiful pennant. Please, Id love to see pics of it all cleaned up. That and the Namath. those are some gorgeous pennants.

Mike

I posted some after photos a couple pages back. In terms of cleaning up and whiteness it came out great. But the material feels somewhat thinner now and that has me rethinking trying any other "AFL" pennants. Maybe I need to dilute the bleach some.

As for the Namath...I'm not sure if I should remove the spine and bleach it separately, or leave it on and try to block with painters tape. That would be less hassle, but way more risk.

[perezfan]

Regarding the Namath, there is definite risk both ways. Removing the spine is pretty drastic, given it will likely have two sets of stitching holes/rows, when completed. And how can you be sure that replicating the original sewing style is even possible? To me, that's a more severe alteration than just a cleaning.

It seems safer to thoroughly tape off the body of the pennant, and then do the bleaching with pennant hanging vertically.... but with the pointed side UP (so any excess bleach would drip/bleed off the spine and away from the pennant). In case it drips, you can place a bucket or newspapers below... or do it over a bath tub or sink.

Just my 2 cents... GOOD LUCK, if you attempt it.