Reverse Glass and Dial Painting

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  2. Mike Phelan

    Restoring silvered dials

    Mike Phelan, Dec 28, 2009
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    Thyme
    Thyme
    Feb 10, 2010
  3. Normal Threads
  4. Peter Planapo

    Dial paint cracked and crazed... stabilise or restore?

    Peter Planapo, Feb 26, 2020 at 9:31 AM
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    212
    Peter Planapo
    Peter Planapo
    Feb 28, 2020 at 5:18 PM
  5. Chris

    Seeking high resolution dial file

    Chris, Feb 27, 2020 at 1:36 PM
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    43
    Jim DuBois
    Jim DuBois
    Feb 28, 2020 at 8:49 AM
  6. Jeremy Woodoff

    Church of St. Luke in the Fields glass

    Jeremy Woodoff, Feb 23, 2020 at 11:46 AM
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    40
    PatH
    PatH
    Feb 23, 2020 at 4:30 PM
  7. sparkey0151

    clock Dial resilvering,

    sparkey0151, Jan 24, 2017
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    Frank the Clock
    Frank the Clock
    Feb 20, 2020
  8. Chris

    Anyone making repro E. Howard dials??

    Chris, Feb 19, 2020
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    34
    Chris
    Chris
    Feb 19, 2020
  9. klokwiz

    replacement reverse glass from scratch

    klokwiz, Dec 3, 2018
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    1,321
    shutterbug
    shutterbug
    Feb 6, 2020
  10. Alex Vargas

    Clock touch up

    Alex Vargas, Jan 6, 2020
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    5
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    140
    PatH
    PatH
    Jan 8, 2020
  11. Jay Fortner

    Bluing Hands

    Jay Fortner, Feb 18, 2011
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    6,460
    Old newbie
    Old newbie
    Dec 11, 2019
  12. timekeeper88

    Coca Cola Clock - Glass Paint

    timekeeper88, Apr 9, 2019
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    262
    Andy Dervan
    Andy Dervan
    Dec 8, 2019
  13. flannery

    glass removal on a GE 420

    flannery, Nov 27, 2019
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    74
    flannery
    flannery
    Nov 27, 2019
  14. Jim DuBois

    This really should be a clock glass?

    Jim DuBois, Nov 21, 2019
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    153
    Jim DuBois
    Jim DuBois
    Nov 21, 2019
  15. Holescreek

    Fantasy clock glass

    Holescreek, Jul 26, 2019
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    289
    Fitzclan
    Fitzclan
    Nov 13, 2019
  16. mlschlot

    Who Painted This Picture???

    mlschlot, Nov 7, 2019
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    160
    mlschlot
    mlschlot
    Nov 7, 2019
  17. Jim DuBois

    Glass featuring an asylum in Somerville Mass

    Jim DuBois, Aug 24, 2019
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    277
    Steven Thornberry
    Steven Thornberry
    Nov 5, 2019
  18. gleber

    Some Dial Restorations - Examples and Techniques

    gleber, Oct 27, 2019
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    290
    novicetimekeeper
    novicetimekeeper
    Nov 2, 2019
  19. Wizardket

    1956 Seth Thomas mantle clock Textured clock face

    Wizardket, Sep 24, 2019
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    1
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    153
    shutterbug
    shutterbug
    Sep 25, 2019
  20. dgoerner

    Re-silvering a Jacques Tall case clock face

    dgoerner, Jul 22, 2019
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    205
    dgoerner
    dgoerner
    Jul 22, 2019
  21. xiashi

    Digital Artists: do display tablets make a significant difference?

    xiashi, Jul 4, 2019
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    1
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    185
    shutterbug
    shutterbug
    Jul 7, 2019
  22. mauleg

    Dial Restoration with Vector-Based Artwork

    mauleg, Jan 12, 2019
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    795
    mauleg
    mauleg
    Apr 27, 2019
  23. woodlawndon

    Wet sanding to clean Junghans dial

    woodlawndon, Mar 23, 2019
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    457
    Rockin Ronnie
    Rockin Ronnie
    Apr 15, 2019
  24. sylvester12

    Cleaning Silvered Dial

    sylvester12, Jul 23, 2018
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    7
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    729
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  25. Russ Granzow

    Using palladium leaf for "silvering" a dial

    Russ Granzow, Jan 11, 2019
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    391
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  26. David A Vallone

    18th Century English Longcase Clock Dial Question

    David A Vallone, Feb 12, 2019
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    266
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  27. Nookster

    Dial Refinish

    Nookster, Feb 19, 2019
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    279
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  28. woodlawndon

    Does the dial need to be completely stripped prior to resilvering?

    woodlawndon, Mar 17, 2019
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    4
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    295
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  29. gleber

    Dial Restoration Using Image Transfer

    gleber, Feb 18, 2019
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    487
    gleber
    gleber
    Feb 24, 2019
  30. gleber

    Refinishing Mission / Arts & Craft Style Hands and Numbers

    gleber, Feb 23, 2019
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    188
    gleber
    gleber
    Feb 23, 2019
  31. Ihsjepsen

    New Haven Sharp Gothic - Westminster Abbey Tablet

    Ihsjepsen, Feb 2, 2019
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    6
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    328
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Feb 7, 2019
  32. TimelyFool

    How to protect a peeling painted panel?

    TimelyFool, Dec 26, 2018
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    1
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    337
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Jan 28, 2019
  33. Daniela Adams

    Beveled Glass for a carriage clock!

    Daniela Adams, Jan 16, 2019
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    1
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    345
    Snapper
    Snapper
    Jan 17, 2019
  34. PatH

    Examples of Early American Lithographs

    PatH, May 5, 2017
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    20
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    6,053
    Paul H
    Paul H
    Jan 4, 2019
  35. henry2112

    Tips On Restoring Painted Glass on Advertising Clock

    henry2112, Dec 25, 2018
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    2
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    372
    rmarkowitz1_cee4a1
    rmarkowitz1_cee4a1
    Dec 26, 2018
  36. Royce

    To Reverse Paint or not to paint

    Royce, Dec 16, 2018
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    3
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    408
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Dec 26, 2018
  37. George Nelson

    Tom Moberg, Clock Glass Painter

    George Nelson, Jun 25, 2017
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    7
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    7,926
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Dec 19, 2018
  38. George Mitchell

    Regulator Glass Replacement

    George Mitchell, Dec 15, 2018
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    281
    George Mitchell
    George Mitchell
    Dec 15, 2018
  39. TimelyFool

    Need digital copy of Public Square New Haven panel

    TimelyFool, Jun 10, 2018
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    2
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    393
    TimelyFool
    TimelyFool
    Nov 7, 2018
  40. Dick C

    Remove One Coat of Paint from Dial

    Dick C, Aug 9, 2018
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    1
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    336
    Sooth
    Sooth
    Nov 4, 2018
  41. tliette

    Seth Thomas Lever Clock Dial

    tliette, Sep 6, 2018
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    289
    Sooth
    Sooth
    Nov 4, 2018
  42. tliette

    Reverse Painting

    tliette, Sep 13, 2018
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    3
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    570
    tliette
    tliette
    Sep 30, 2018
  43. baubau

    How do I clean a Gustav Becker porcelain dial

    baubau, Aug 13, 2018
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    2
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    382
    dAz57
    dAz57
    Aug 14, 2018
  44. Chris

    Cleaning an Atmos Dial

    Chris, Aug 19, 2011
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    6
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    2,205
    John Hubby
    John Hubby
    Aug 12, 2018
  45. Jim Duncan

    What is the best way to coat a polished pewter chapter ring?

    Jim Duncan, Apr 30, 2018
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    2
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    459
    Jim Duncan
    Jim Duncan
    Aug 5, 2018
  46. gleber

    Stabilizing Reverse Painted Tablet and Filling in Missing Sections

    gleber, Dec 25, 2017
    Replies:
    3
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    2,265
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Aug 1, 2018
  47. TimelyFool

    Need Label for an Orrin Hart weight clock

    TimelyFool, Apr 30, 2018
    Replies:
    9
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    609
    TimelyFool
    TimelyFool
    Jun 10, 2018
  48. Burkhard Rasch

    Kosta Boda Bulle dial resilvered

    Burkhard Rasch, Feb 7, 2018
    Replies:
    8
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    1,300
    Burkhard Rasch
    Burkhard Rasch
    May 22, 2018
  49. Jim DuBois

    Ives broken glass dial repaired

    Jim DuBois, May 10, 2018
    Replies:
    3
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    553
    MartinM
    MartinM
    May 11, 2018
  50. woodlawndon

    Finding correct font for glass lettering

    woodlawndon, Feb 25, 2018
    Replies:
    7
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    1,099
    Styrofoam_Guy
    Styrofoam_Guy
    Apr 1, 2018
  51. vlad0002

    Tall clock 3" date dial restoration - help to get a good picture of one...

    vlad0002, Feb 21, 2018
    Replies:
    2
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    1,006
    novicetimekeeper
    novicetimekeeper
    Feb 22, 2018
  52. Mark SA

    English longcase painted dial. How to remover finger marks?

    Mark SA, Feb 7, 2018
    Replies:
    7
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    1,301
    Mark SA
    Mark SA
    Feb 10, 2018
  53. woodlawndon

    Pequegnat Canadian Time Decal

    woodlawndon, Jan 30, 2018
    Replies:
    8
    Views:
    1,250
    Rockin Ronnie
    Rockin Ronnie
    Feb 1, 2018
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