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Tuesday, August 30, 2011

Sterling Silver Surfer



MADE WITH SKILL
PACKED WITH CARE

painted with vegetarian vomit

or is that "celery"?



Safest Stripper™ at work

No puns please.



There is method to this madness ...



A little extra shine ...



Voilà.



Uh-oh ... now look what I found!

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20 comments:

  1. rnAugust 30, 2011 at 10:25 PM

    Very stylish. Will that stuff remove crinkle paint? If not, what will. Thanks.

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  2. wordrebelAugust 30, 2011 at 10:45 PM

    Why - oh WHY - can't I find a typer I'm willing to try this with?? There just aren't enough places around me to pick up machines that I can play with (as opposed to getting just those I want to collect and use as is). Nevertheless, great job! I am loving this Silver Surfer trend and living vicariously through all of you.

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  3. Richard PAugust 30, 2011 at 10:58 PM

    @rn: I don't know whether Safest Stripper will work on the crinkle paint. The paint it removed from the Sterling was relatively thin, and the paint on the Silent pictured at the end of my story looks pretty tough. Not sure what I will do with that one yet ... I will keep you posted. I just know that the brown has to go!

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  4. notagainAugust 30, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    wordrebel - pay the shipping and you can have several!
    I know, that's the problem with these...
    Nice job Richard! I have one like that but it's painted silvery grayish already.

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  5. TedAugust 30, 2011 at 11:03 PM

    beautifully done! These Smith-Coronas always benefit from a different color (:

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  6. Ryan AdneyAugust 31, 2011 at 12:28 AM

    I've noticed that over time the steel paper table on my Olivetti SS has started to rust a little. Might I suggest a coat of clear coat to keep those pesky oxygen molecules from eating away at the steel?

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  7. AdwoaAugust 31, 2011 at 1:04 AM

    Nice work! Love the alliterative name, too. I would feel tempted to throw on a coat of bright-colored glossy paint at this stage, but I suppose that would defeat the purpose :)

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  8. PTAugust 31, 2011 at 6:50 AM

    A Mad Max typewriter!

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  9. Richard PAugust 31, 2011 at 9:33 AM

    This time I did add a clear coat, Ryan. Might have to do that with my other Surfers, too, if I notice any oxidation.

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  10. Machines of Loving GraceAugust 31, 2011 at 11:10 AM

    Gee, I wonder if that's the blue ribbon that was supposed to be in the (plastic) tin I bought that turned out to be black?

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  11. shordziAugust 31, 2011 at 11:41 AM

    Haha, great post! I very much like the innovative photos of you with the typecast text. And I fully understand your sense of cheap thrills.
    PS I comply and make no puns on the "safest stripper".

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  12. Ryan AdneyAugust 31, 2011 at 12:03 PM

    Richard, I noticed that you mentined the lacquer in your write-up. Sorry about that. It's nice that you could get such a clean finish on steel. From everything I've read it's not as easy as aluminum, but it sure does look pretty!

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  13. CameronAugust 31, 2011 at 12:23 PM

    I enjoyed your bird's-eye views of this disassembled typer, rather like a story unfolding to its conclusion. Beautiful result.

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  14. Rob BowkerAugust 31, 2011 at 4:03 PM

    Oh yes, that one buffed-up nicely. Some great curves in there come to life with a little shine. I did get worried when you mentioned applying yoghurt-like stuff to body panels. Keep it out of the kitchen or you might confuse the two!

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  15. Duffy MoonAugust 31, 2011 at 6:27 PM

    Dang if that didn't turn out nice. I thought you stuck with only aluminum machines for this treatment. This really makes it look more like the Super-5 era machines for some reason, rather than the later Galaxie-style ones. I know this machine sits somewhere betwixt the two, but for some reason this silvering treatment sets it more to the earlier side (to my eyes, anyway).

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  16. mpclemensAugust 31, 2011 at 6:33 PM

    Hey now! Was that "celery" comment a dig? I'm pleased that the Monarch does not resemble any form of stomach contents.

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  17. Richard PAugust 31, 2011 at 8:08 PM

    Of course it was a dig! But a fond one.

    For some reason this typecast has gathered the most comments of any so far. Thanks, folks!

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  18. Richard PSeptember 2, 2011 at 3:01 PM

    NOW it has the most comments -- there was another with 17. :)

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  19. cfclarkJune 17, 2016 at 12:54 AM

    I know this is late to the party, but I have a Skyriter I want to try this with, and I've been hunting for paint-removal tips. Duly noted and bookmarked!

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