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Now, I don't know about you, but I really like old tools.  The trouble is, more often than not, they are covered with rust when I find them.  This used to be a real problem, until I discovered the remedy.  Just where I originally gleaned this information from, I do not remember, but it is information that must be passed along to all my fellow vintage tool aficionados.

To begin, there are several things that you will need to gather:

1. A plastic bucket - A clean drywall compound bucket is ideal.

2. A battery charger - 2-12 amps

3. Scrap metal - While a piece of pipe or rebar can be used successfully, an old pot lid works equally well.  The  truth is any steel object can be used.  This object will become the anode and will eventually be eaten away.

4. Washing soda - If you can find it, Arm and Hammer still makes washing soda, but you can use baking soda as well.

5. The object that needs rust removal (cathode)

Once you have gathered all of your supplies, the procedure is really quite simple!  Fill your bucket with enough water to cover the piece that you want to remove the rust from, with at least 2-4" of clean water above the rusty item.  Add one tablespoon of washing soda per gallon of water.  Clip the positive cable from your battery charger to the sacrificial object (the anode) and put it into the bucket of water.  It is OK if some of the anode projects out of the water.  Clip the negative cable to the piece that you would like to clean (cathode).  It is important that this object be completely submerged and covered by 2-4" of water and that the two pieces not be touching.  Plug the charger in.  It won't be long before you see bubbles rising in the water.  This is a good sign.  The process of rust removal has now begun.

CAUTION: Do not smoke near or place this bucket near an open flame!  These bubbles contain hydrogen gas and can explode!

A small piece will usually be cleaned in approximately two hours.  Larger pieces will require a bit longer and more amperage to get the job done.  After two hours, you will notice a dark gray or black film on the piece being cleaned.  Unplug the battery charger and remove the film from your piece with a Scotch Brite pad.  Do not use sandpaper or steel wool, unless you can live with the abrasion marks they will create on your finished piece!

It is important that you apply a finish coat to your newly cleaned, rust free pieces, as they will begin to oxidize very quickly.  My recommendation is to use a product like Minwax Paste Wax rather than WD-40.  It provides a much more durable finish and lasts much longer.

With this knowledge under your belt you are free to buy all of the rusty old tools you come across.  After all, that old rust can be removed!

F. A. Perry has been an avid vintage tool collector for many years. He discovered some time ago the fun and bargains that could be had finding old tools at auctions. Now that he has the knowledge of how to remove the rust, he has filled his workshop with these treasures, and uses them to build, repair and restore items for personal use and resale.

Films Posters: Potent Tool for Promotion of a Movie

The field of advertising and marketing are making use of every applicable tool to advertise a good/service. Film industry is making use of films posters since years to promote a particular film. Films posters are designed and promoted after a good research work with the aim to encourage people to view a particular movie after release.

Large size films posters are used more in film industry to promote a movie because big posters help to attract big lots of targeted audience. Films posters mainly aim at promoting films by depicting the characters performing in the movie to make the public aware about the star cast. Attractive posters even help to provoke viewers to view movie soon after it is released.

These days every step is well planned at the time of the release of movie and advertisers believe in advertising the movie before and after release through the concept of movie posters. Films posters these days are not only a part of magazines, newspapers, outdoors/hoardings and cinema halls but they have become an integral part of online poster companies as well. Movies are even promoted through online posters to make the people browsing net aware about the new movie releases.

No doubt that film posters help to attract a large number of people and this can be traced through the sale of posters and the demand of the movie tickets. Posters depict the best scenes of the movie and performing artists in the most artistic styles to capture the attention of people. These days the total budget required for production of a movie even includes the expense for production of films posters along with the expenditure required for promoting the movie through posters.

Each and every expense is noted but the real aim is to promote the movie among people for which films posters are one of the best options.

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Old Cameras for a nice vintage look in prints?

I have had a few old cameras just for looks sitting on my shelves. I have been curious however if there is some that can give you a cool vintage look in print? Also is there anything I should know about high cost in film or hard to find films for old cameras. Last, is there any companies that specialize in developing vintage films?

Part of that vintage look which you see in older photographs is attributed to shooting a larger format film usually 6x6, 6x7,6x9 or 4x5. As far as film prices it is not all that expensive. An average roll of 120 size black and white film will cost anywhere from $3-$5 a roll and anywhere from $3-$5 to process the negatives at a professional photo finishing shop (much much cheaper if you develop on your own). Just look through the yellow pages to find a professional photo finishing shop and ask if they process medium or large format film.
In terms of printing the image, I would actually suggest going digital. Vintage prints are typically printed on fiber based papers as your plasticy RC based papers really didn't come out until fairly recently in terms of photo history is concerned. Buy yourself a decent Epson printer and negative scanner. When you get your film developed only ask for the negatives, take your negatives home and scan them. As for the type of paper to print on try a heavy stock watercolor paper. There are many types of watercolor papers, so I would suggest something cold pressed and without much texture. Digitally you can also tone your images quite easily to give it somewhat of a sepia tone.
If you are really into vintage style prints I would suggest you take a look at http://www.alternativephotography.com/

Mad Men's Jon Hamm cruises in vintage convertible while shooting new series
Mad Men's Jon Hamm cruised in a vintage red convertible car while shooting scenes for the fourth series of the show.

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