SPID Cleaning/Restoring/Preservation
I have a truck where the SPID came mostly unglued and the previous owner put it in an envelope with a bunch of other pertinent papers. So, fortunately, I have it. Unfortunately, it's dirty and folded in half. I would like to clean it as well as I can without "experimenting" too much. So I figured I would ask any of you has found something that has worked really well. Also, since it's folded, I'm hoping to flatten it out. And then put it into a clear 5x7 sleeve, semi-permanently mounted to the glove box door.
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I would leave it alone, original, and in the envelope, and have a reproduction one made.
The below person does the 67-72s, I do not know about squares but someone must do them. http://outintheshop.com/2.html I realize that people frequently offer alternatives to what the question is about as opposed to an actual answer and that is what I have done, it can be annoying. So I would say that if you really want to restore your original SPID I would take it to a conservator. If you cannot find one, most frames shops could provide you with a contact. |
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Jeff redid mine. I still have the original, but I put the new one in the glove box. This pic is the original. I’ll gave to get one of the new one.
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I would love to have a reproduction one, but my truck has a full SPID sheet (40 something options) and at $3 a piece after 8, just not worth it for me
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The first couple pictures are of it in its current condition. The next one is after cleaning it with a soft dry cloth and then a damp cloth. I was very surprised how much the damp cloth removed. I didn't realize until going through the papers from the truck recently, that the previous owner must have been a smoker. Maybe he had quit as I did not smell it in the cab when I bought the truck. But the papers all smelled like smoke, and I guess there's no reason I shouldn't expect it to have made its way into the glove box. So just the damp cloth removed a significant amount of dirt and yellowing. I'm going to let it rest, haha, and then try it with a damp cloth and a tiny bit of mild hand soap.
Update: Maybe pictures another day. For the first time ever I got the missing security token error. 3 times. |
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On my 84 Sierra 2500, my SPID was mounted on the inner fender. Why I dont know, but I managed to get it off in one piece, and made a few color copies of it. I keep the original in a binder with other papers, owners manual etc, and will eventually put the copy in the glove box
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