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. mauleg

    Dial Restoration with Vector-Based Artwork

    mauleg, Jan 12, 2019
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    349
    MartinM
    MartinM
    Apr 17, 2019 at 6:13 PM
  5. woodlawndon

    Wet sanding to clean Junghans dial

    woodlawndon, Mar 23, 2019
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    196
    Rockin Ronnie
    Rockin Ronnie
    Apr 15, 2019 at 11:41 PM
  6. timekeeper88

    Coca Cola Clock - Glass Paint

    timekeeper88, Apr 9, 2019
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    34
    timekeeper88
    timekeeper88
    Apr 9, 2019
  7. klokwiz

    replacement reverse glass from scratch

    klokwiz, Dec 3, 2018
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    640
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Mar 25, 2019
  8. sparkey0151

    clock Dial resilvering,

    sparkey0151, Jan 24, 2017
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    6,838
    novicetimekeeper
    novicetimekeeper
    Mar 25, 2019
  9. sylvester12

    Cleaning Silvered Dial

    sylvester12, Jul 23, 2018
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    413
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  10. Russ Granzow

    Using palladium leaf for "silvering" a dial

    Russ Granzow, Jan 11, 2019
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    226
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  11. David A Vallone

    18th Century English Longcase Clock Dial Question

    David A Vallone, Feb 12, 2019
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    122
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  12. Nookster

    Dial Refinish

    Nookster, Feb 19, 2019
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    1
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    119
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  13. woodlawndon

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

    woodlawndon, Mar 17, 2019
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    92
    TEACLOCKS
    TEACLOCKS
    Mar 25, 2019
  14. gleber

    Dial Restoration Using Image Transfer

    gleber, Feb 18, 2019
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    217
    gleber
    gleber
    Feb 24, 2019
  15. gleber

    Refinishing Mission / Arts & Craft Style Hands and Numbers

    gleber, Feb 23, 2019
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    78
    gleber
    gleber
    Feb 23, 2019
  16. Ihsjepsen

    New Haven Sharp Gothic - Westminster Abbey Tablet

    Ihsjepsen, Feb 2, 2019
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    6
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    179
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Feb 7, 2019
  17. TimelyFool

    How to protect a peeling painted panel?

    TimelyFool, Dec 26, 2018
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    1
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    161
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Jan 28, 2019
  18. Daniela Adams

    Beveled Glass for a carriage clock!

    Daniela Adams, Jan 16, 2019
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    152
    Snapper
    Snapper
    Jan 17, 2019
  19. PatH

    Examples of Early American Lithographs

    PatH, May 5, 2017
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    20
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    5,731
    Paul H
    Paul H
    Jan 4, 2019
  20. henry2112

    Tips On Restoring Painted Glass on Advertising Clock

    henry2112, Dec 25, 2018
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    2
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    165
    rmarkowitz1_cee4a1
    rmarkowitz1_cee4a1
    Dec 26, 2018
  21. Royce

    To Reverse Paint or not to paint

    Royce, Dec 16, 2018
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    3
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    201
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Dec 26, 2018
  22. George Nelson

    Tom Moberg, Clock Glass Painter

    George Nelson, Jun 25, 2017
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    7,219
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Dec 19, 2018
  23. George Mitchell

    Regulator Glass Replacement

    George Mitchell, Dec 15, 2018
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    118
    George Mitchell
    George Mitchell
    Dec 15, 2018
  24. TimelyFool

    Need digital copy of Public Square New Haven panel

    TimelyFool, Jun 10, 2018
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    269
    TimelyFool
    TimelyFool
    Nov 7, 2018
  25. Dick C

    Remove One Coat of Paint from Dial

    Dick C, Aug 9, 2018
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    201
    Sooth
    Sooth
    Nov 4, 2018
  26. tliette

    Seth Thomas Lever Clock Dial

    tliette, Sep 6, 2018
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    180
    Sooth
    Sooth
    Nov 4, 2018
  27. tliette

    Reverse Painting

    tliette, Sep 13, 2018
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    3
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    352
    tliette
    tliette
    Sep 30, 2018
  28. baubau

    How do I clean a Gustav Becker porcelain dial

    baubau, Aug 13, 2018
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    2
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    263
    dAz57
    dAz57
    Aug 14, 2018
  29. Chris

    Cleaning an Atmos Dial

    Chris, Aug 19, 2011
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    6
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    2,067
    John Hubby
    John Hubby
    Aug 12, 2018
  30. Jim Duncan

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

    Jim Duncan, Apr 30, 2018
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    311
    Jim Duncan
    Jim Duncan
    Aug 5, 2018
  31. gleber

    Stabilizing Reverse Painted Tablet and Filling in Missing Sections

    gleber, Dec 25, 2017
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    2,038
    klokwiz
    klokwiz
    Aug 1, 2018
  32. TimelyFool

    Need Label for an Orrin Hart weight clock

    TimelyFool, Apr 30, 2018
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    451
    TimelyFool
    TimelyFool
    Jun 10, 2018
  33. Burkhard Rasch

    Kosta Boda Bulle dial resilvered

    Burkhard Rasch, Feb 7, 2018
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    1,164
    Burkhard Rasch
    Burkhard Rasch
    May 22, 2018
  34. Jim DuBois

    Ives broken glass dial repaired

    Jim DuBois, May 10, 2018
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    3
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    376
    MartinM
    MartinM
    May 11, 2018
  35. woodlawndon

    Finding correct font for glass lettering

    woodlawndon, Feb 25, 2018
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    935
    Styrofoam_Guy
    Styrofoam_Guy
    Apr 1, 2018
  36. vlad0002

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

    vlad0002, Feb 21, 2018
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    2
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    829
    novicetimekeeper
    novicetimekeeper
    Feb 22, 2018
  37. Mark SA

    English longcase painted dial. How to remover finger marks?

    Mark SA, Feb 7, 2018
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    1,150
    Mark SA
    Mark SA
    Feb 10, 2018
  38. woodlawndon

    Pequegnat Canadian Time Decal

    woodlawndon, Jan 30, 2018
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    8
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    1,106
    Rockin Ronnie
    Rockin Ronnie
    Feb 1, 2018
  39. Jim DuBois

    Redrilled dials

    Jim DuBois, Jan 2, 2018
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    5
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    1,726
    George Nelson
    George Nelson
    Jan 22, 2018
  40. JB

    What and what not to Re-Silver

    JB, Dec 24, 2017
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    2,054
    Sooth
    Sooth
    Dec 30, 2017
  41. Mark SA

    Old Engravers Wax on Longcase Dial can it be re-heated in an oven?

    Mark SA, Dec 11, 2017
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    1,958
    Mark SA
    Mark SA
    Dec 14, 2017
  42. Jim DuBois

    Some comments on Dial and tablet painters from Erastus Hodges day journals

    Jim DuBois, Dec 4, 2017
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    2,208
    David 62
    David 62
    Dec 7, 2017
  43. chiminIn

    New Haven Referee Glass

    chiminIn, Nov 23, 2017
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    2,211
    chiminIn
    chiminIn
    Nov 25, 2017
  44. upstateny

    Tom Moberg and I are going to perform an experiment

    upstateny, Oct 30, 2017
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    2,968
    upstateny
    upstateny
    Nov 3, 2017
  45. machineage

    1930s Clock / Barometer Dial Restoration

    machineage, Nov 1, 2017
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    2,659
    machineage
    machineage
    Nov 1, 2017
  46. hsjnlssmith

    Restoration- WAG Clock Face

    hsjnlssmith, Oct 24, 2017
    Replies:
    4
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    3,050
    gleber
    gleber
    Oct 29, 2017
  47. Burkhard Rasch

    help saving original glass

    Burkhard Rasch, Oct 27, 2017
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    2
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    3,385
    Burkhard Rasch
    Burkhard Rasch
    Oct 28, 2017
  48. BRPConductor

    Ball Watch Co./SethThomas regulator clock dial & bob door glass restoration

    BRPConductor, Oct 28, 2017
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    2,897
    BRPConductor
    BRPConductor
    Oct 28, 2017
  49. George Nelson

    Glass in my Riley Whiting 1/2 column clock

    George Nelson, May 13, 2017
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    2
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    5,684
    George Nelson
    George Nelson
    May 14, 2017
  50. George Nelson

    Location of scene in painting

    George Nelson, Apr 8, 2017
    Replies:
    10
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    5,680
    roughbarked
    roughbarked
    Apr 13, 2017
  51. The Clock Lady

    TAPE over a reverse painting -- HELP!

    The Clock Lady, Feb 13, 2017
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    13
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    6,799
    ClipClock
    ClipClock
    Feb 25, 2017
  52. Burkhard Rasch

    tutorial on resilvering brass dials

    Burkhard Rasch, Jan 22, 2017
    Replies:
    9
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    6,428
    BLKBEARD
    BLKBEARD
    Feb 12, 2017
  53. dtdave

    Dial Restoration

    dtdave, Nov 24, 2016
    Replies:
    1
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    7,634
    Sooth
    Sooth
    Feb 9, 2017
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