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I purchased an A Lincoln and the dial has this black residue that looks like coal dust. Is this a common problem on some dials or can it be cleaned? SN
3292702

 
Posts: 18 | Location: Southwestern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 28, 2008
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Posts: 18 | Location: Southwestern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 28, 2008
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Posts: 18 | Location: Southwestern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 28, 2008
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Gary,

If you have a porcelain-enamel dial the Comet Bathroom cleaner works wonders.

In this topic "Porcelain-Enamel Dial Cleaning" Lindell explains his methods and there is plenty of advice from other IHC Members as well. However, your number 3292702 would indicate you have a 12-size, 21-Jewel Illinois A. Lincoln from 1918 production which may have a painted metal dial. If that is the situation there are additional precautions, a heavily damaged metal dial can be quite a project and may have to be refinished.

Debbie

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Posts: 5345 | Location: Northern Ohio in the U.S.A. | Registered: December 04, 2002
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That's right. Porcelain dials come up very nicely with Comet and a little soaking, but metal dials are very different and very delicate.

I have used dish soap and a gentle touch and have had good results, but I've also had absolute disasters where the numbers have rubbed right off.

So like Debbie suggests, a refinish might be the only way to bring back that roaring 20's look.

Roland


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Posts: 437 | Location: Ryde, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom | Registered: January 18, 2010
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Thanks, it likely is a painted metal dial. It just looks so strange with being almost clear in the center that I was not sure what had happened to it.
 
Posts: 18 | Location: Southwestern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 28, 2008
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If your dial is metal chances are the cost to refinish would be close to the cost of a replacement if you could locate one.
Run a search on "International Dial" located in Wilmington, Ohio and you will get some information....Keith
 
Posts: 198 | Location: Vermilion, Ohio in the USA | Registered: May 14, 2003
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Keith,
Thanks, I'll go search them out now.
 
Posts: 18 | Location: Southwestern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 28, 2008
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