Found on Craigslist. COLOR TV by rca sign

[fixmeplease]

Im very jealous. Nice find!

[broadcaster]

Nice find, Tony

[Phil Nelson]

Hey, I have the same sign. They look great when lit up. Yours looks almost like new. Mine has some weathering here and there, but still presentable. I bought it in Washington state; it was originally used in a motel in Arizona or New Mexico.

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[oldtvsandtoy]

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[Phil Nelson]

Originally Posted by oldtvsandtoy

Do you have both sides?
I am just trying to decide on the best way to remove the paint on the plastic.

Mine has only one side (didn't know they could be two-sided). I guess they mounted it on a wall.

Best way to remove the paint depends on the type of paint used -- which is anybody's guess. I'd start with the gentlest method and move up to harsher stuff if that doesn't work. They probably didn't use latex, but that can be softened by laying a rag soaked in paint thinner on it for a while; then you could gently rub off or scratch off with a fingernail, if lucky. Tougher paint may need something more aggressive. Whether the stronger solvent harms the underlying paint/plastic also depends on the type of materials used there.

The standard advice is to test your solvent on a hidden or unobtrusive part of the object. Perhaps if you remove the frame, there is a normally-hidden edge of the painted piece that you can test.

Phil Nelson
Phil's Old Radios
http://antiqueradio.org/index.html

[MIPS]

Coming from the computer collecting group where we dealt with spraypaint marks on some machines one way we dealt with stripping paint paint down to the original plastics was brake fluid. I use it on Apple products which have textured surfaces and it then rubs off with a rag and some water.