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Hi All,

Does anyone have any knowledge of preserving / conserving / maintaining ghost signs?


We have one (B&W) in the village which is Fading fast.

I have read that the reason many have lasted so long is
Because that were originally painted with lead based oil paint.

I presume thats not an option today.

Most of the (few) restorations Ive seen online involve repainting to as new condition.

I think it would be preferable to keep a weathered look, but in such a way that it didnt need attention for at least a decade or preferably two or three.

Any thoughts??
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Wot's a ghost sign? This isn't finger posts?


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gh...w=1024&bih=642


As with manhole covers there are whole blogs/websites devoted to them.



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On Wednesday, 29 July 2020 21:28:28 UTC+1, wrote:
Hi All,

Does anyone have any knowledge of preserving / conserving / maintaining ghost signs?


We have one (B&W) in the village which is Fading fast.

I have read that the reason many have lasted so long is
Because that were originally painted with lead based oil paint.

I presume thats not an option today.

Most of the (few) restorations Ive seen online involve repainting to as new condition.

I think it would be preferable to keep a weathered look, but in such a way that it didnt need attention for at least a decade or preferably two or three.

Any thoughts??


Leaded oil paint is still available. It's use is restricted but limited.


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You really should have used the link to a wiki, but anyway, I understand
these are old legacy signs from the past, mainly painted onto render or
brickwork on the sides of buildings and other structures.
They tended to promote companies, so I'd imagine permission had to be gained
from the people who owned the building unless it was the person needing the
advert.


Later on, I imagine they tended to be painted on sheets of material and
screwed onto the wall, so the company, when they moved simply took it with
them.
I do remember on when I was a kid somewhere on the Isle of Wight which was
I seem to recall advertising a shoe shop.
It looked tatty then, bet its long gone now.


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Wot's a ghost sign? This isn't finger posts?


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gh...w=1024&bih=642


As with manhole covers there are whole blogs/websites devoted to them.



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Brian Gaff (Sofa) formulated on Thursday :
I have never heard of a ghost sign myself.
Brian


Painted advertising signs, weathered from long ago, mostly on older
commercial buildings. Some of the clearer ones are ones where an
advertising hoarding was fixed over the top, protecting the old painted
sign.
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Wot's a ghost sign? This isn't finger posts?



https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gh...w=1024&bih=642

As with manhole covers there are whole blogs/websites devoted to them.


Oh. Blimey. Ta!
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Wot's a ghost sign? This isn't finger posts?


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gh...w=1024&bih=642


As with manhole covers there are whole blogs/websites devoted to them.


The one I know (because it's near me) is
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Bile_Beans.jpg

I remember it was faded when I first moved to the York area in about 2007,
and has been (bean?) repainted in its present form since then.

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On Thursday, July 30, 2020 at 9:38:36 AM UTC+1, NY wrote:
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"TimW" wrote in message
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Wot's a ghost sign? This isn't finger posts?


https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=gh...w=1024&bih=642


As with manhole covers there are whole blogs/websites devoted to them.


The one I know (because it's near me) is
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Bile_Beans.jpg

I remember it was faded when I first moved to the York area in about 2007,
and has been (bean?) repainted in its present form since then.


Yay, I remember that one very well, from my (long and happy) time in York. I am
very pleased to know that it is still extant.

Never heard the term 'ghost signs' until now, glad to learn of it.


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Hi All,

Does anyone have any knowledge of preserving / conserving / maintaining ghost signs?


We have one (B&W) in the village which is Fading fast.

I have read that the reason many have lasted so long is
Because that were originally painted with lead based oil paint.

I presume thats not an option today.

Most of the (few) restorations Ive seen online involve repainting to as new condition.

I think it would be preferable to keep a weathered look, but in such a way that it didnt need attention for at least a decade or preferably two or three.

Any thoughts??


No thoughts about how to preserve them, I'm afraid.

But I do particularly remember the very large SWS (static water supply) sign painted on a building in St Peter Street, Winchester, just off North Walls, by the cinema.
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Brian Gaff (Sofa) wrote

I have never heard of a ghost sign myself.


Neither had I, but it is a useful name.

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Hi All,

Does anyone have any knowledge of preserving / conserving / maintaining
ghost signs?


We have one (B&W) in the village which is Fading fast.

I have read that the reason many have lasted so long is
Because that were originally painted with lead based oil paint.

I presume that's not an option today.

Most of the (few) restorations I've seen online involve repainting to as
new condition.

I think it would be preferable to keep a weathered look, but in such a way
that it didn't need attention for at least a decade or preferably two or
three.

Any thoughts??

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On 30/07/2020 09:38, NY wrote:
The one I know (because it's near me) is
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikiped...Bile_Beans.jpg


I remember it was faded when I first moved to the York area in about
2007, and has been (bean?) repainted in its present form since then.


Well well, B****r me. I thought that looked kind of familiar - when I
was a student I had digs just along from there in the old nurses home.
Which is over 40 years ago now!

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