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serial tag got painted what do I do??

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Maine2cyl

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my gramp who is 85 and still painting tractors loves to prime tractors before I get tape on the serial tag. whats the best way to get the primer/paint off without harming the tag?
thanks to all
MB
 
If the numbers are not painted on, get some paint remover or a little bit of laquer thinner and gently remove the paint. I have used John Deere Paint and Decal remover in a spray can to remove paint and decals but you have to be careful because it will remove paint you don't want removed.
 
My husband made a small tray out of aluminum foil, then placed the serial tag inside and poured mineral spirits over it. He let soak overnight - then brushed very LIGHTLY with a brass brush to help score the oversprayed paint a bit. After that, soaked it 24 hours and brushed it each night with a nylon brush. Repeated this process daily, for about one week. Finally when we considered it clean enough,I gently cleaned more paint from in between the letters on the tag with a very small exacto knife. (We took it from total red overspray to fairly-well readable... then stopped so we did not remove all the black background paint of the tag, since we do not want to restore it to perfection as our old tractor will be kept pure rust, so want the tag to look a bit on the rough side as well).
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