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« on: April 08, 2009, 10:02:11 PM »
I just recieved an old horn.It has a small amount of paint that has been spilled on it. About a 1/8" x 3" streak.Otherwise there is no finish on the horn but has nice patina. I am wondering what I could use to safely  clean the paint off the horn without leaving any marks or ruining it?Thinner, spirits, rubbing alchohol ,scraper ? Thanx for any help,ridjrunr
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« Reply #1 on: April 08, 2009, 11:19:26 PM »
Ridj, if your scrape it your going to wind up removingany patina that may be under the paint, can you tell if its latex or oil base?
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« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2009, 06:34:06 AM »
Dont know for shure Beaverman,but I'll guess at latex.?Its kind of pale mint green /aqua.You can tell it ran a good portion of that length and ended up a thicker droplet where it ended and stopped running.I'm thinkin try something on a Q-tip and roll and sweep directly on the run of paint and stay off the bare horn.Just dont know what to try.
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« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2009, 11:51:51 AM »
Denatured alcohol works well for cleaning latex
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« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 12:46:41 PM »
Thanx Beaverman, I'll give it a go.  ridjrunr
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« Reply #5 on: April 25, 2009, 11:33:21 AM »
You can probably just heat the area carefully with a hairdryer and peel the old paint off, but go slow!
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« Reply #6 on: April 25, 2009, 12:14:38 PM »
Ridj, FWIW, I stole some stuff from SWMBO, and it works "like a charm" on everything I have tried it on, but does an exceptional job on cleaning horns...and I believe it preserves them too.

It's called, Howard "Feed-N-Wax".

You may find this interesting, the label says...Contents; A blend of Bees wax, Carnauba wax, and Orange Oil. Does not contain Silicon, Linseed Oil, or Petroleum distillates....
(I don't understand the "Warning" about being combustible, as I can not get the stuff to burn!....I suspect that some kind of liability thingy.)

I have used it on all my horns for the past 3 or so years, and I am a firm believer in this product. The problem is neither myself, or my wife, know where she got the stuff!...But that shouldn't discourage you from looking or asking about it if you're interested.




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« Reply #7 on: April 25, 2009, 03:17:55 PM »
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« Reply #8 on: April 25, 2009, 06:03:51 PM »
Thanx guys,thats great imfo to have.I did however get the paint streak off really easy,nothing like I expected.It basically "flicked" right off w/ a hard piece of plastic.It is a little lighter in color where the paint was but the whole horn has patina and a bit dirty so I just rubbed my hand around on it for a while and it blended in pretty darn good !I dont suppose there is any way of estimating how old this horn is by the style??More photos in the gallery in a minute.I think I should leave the patina  alone,but am wondering if I shouldnt put a coat of true oil on the end cap.Looks to be pine wood and untreated.?Also intend to drip a bit of beeswax in the cap seam. Neat little measure came attached with the horn,10-15 g  3f. ridjrunr
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« Reply #9 on: April 26, 2009, 02:27:51 PM »
Thanks for the links, Beav....I had pulled that one up before, but I just never went far enough to see who carried it.

Seems everybody and their cousin is "supposed" to carry this product, but we have been unable to find it here in town....go figure.

However, I would imagine that is exactly what you can expect when you live in "Podunk", USA...

Next time I get to the city I will definitely pick up a couple more bottles.
I would like to do both my longbows with it,  and probably a hundred other things....ain't never found nothing that seemed to work as well as this stuff for bringing wood back to life, as well as restoring a few other things.

What do you think about using this stuff on leather? :shock:

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« Reply #10 on: April 26, 2009, 05:32:00 PM »
Uncle Russ, I just tried it on my morning corn flakes and it tastes  like !^%#+??, put slid right down! ....... :applaud
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« Reply #11 on: April 26, 2009, 07:28:01 PM »
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Thanks for the links, Beav....

What do you think about using this stuff on leather? :shock:

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No No No No No!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Whites Boots Leather Preservative in the jar, thats it, nothing else, ever!, no mink oil, nasty stuff, no hubbards, leaves a nasty oily feel, no olive oil and bees wax unless you wanna smell like a ceasar salad, best stuff on the market is whites, period!
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« Reply #12 on: April 26, 2009, 07:29:48 PM »
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Uncle Russ, I just tried it on my morning corn flakes and it tastes  like !^%#+??, put slid right down! ....... :rotf  :rotf
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« Reply #13 on: April 26, 2009, 10:50:35 PM »
Russ, You got me confused,for I thought Podunk was in southern Idaho??? Swore I been threw there,cooda swore!  LOL
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« Reply #14 on: April 26, 2009, 11:04:06 PM »
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Russ, You got me confused,for I thought Podunk was in southern Idaho??? Swore I been threw there,cooda swore!  LOL

   :lol:  :lol:

Could be....I guess a lot of us live in "Little Podunk Towns"

I suspect there's a lot of us that could swear there's times we wish we lived somewhere else, but Podunk is where we're at.

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