removing silver leaf and old painted graphics

[john7]

Anyone have a technique for removing silver leaf and old lettering?

[MJMarkham]

[john7]

it is painted. im not too worried about the paint but the silver leaf is what im worried about getting off

[Matt K.]

If your not too concerned, try wet sanding the paint and leaf off. Usually gold and silver leaf is applied relatively thin so 800 grit on a rubber block might take care of it. Use a small bucket of water with a few drops of dish soap in it, the dish soap acts as a lubricant and will make the sanding a little easier.
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