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Permalink Reply by the anonymous pick on January 19, 2018 at 11:16am

You'd be surprised  at how many year round xmas   shops  there are out there , and they are always looking for new unique  inventory.   There's your market ,  contact a few and see if they are interested  in buying / consignment  etc . 

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on January 19, 2018 at 1:16pm

All the usual things could apply depending on what you are after- paint, sanding, torching, stripping, wire wheel, etc.  

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Permalink Reply by Paul Craig on January 20, 2018 at 7:30am

I would try some paint stripper. Or you could scuff with 400 grit sandpaper, prime and paint over them. Or vinyl wrap. 

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Permalink Reply by Kirk on January 22, 2018 at 3:12am

Haven't tried it myself, but have you tried fingernail polish remover?

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Permalink Reply by Kigar on January 22, 2018 at 1:13pm

If this works, just get a can of acetone from the hardware store, it is the same thing and a lot cheaper. 

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Permalink Reply by Mark Miller on January 24, 2018 at 7:43am

Change the spelling of Santa to Satan. It will be so much more metal.

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Permalink Reply by John Sawyer on January 25, 2018 at 6:07pm

Sand it down, spray paint with Rustoleum Hammered...

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on January 26, 2018 at 1:04pm

Interesting.   I like John Sawyer's idea for painting with the Rustoleum product that yields a hammered metal look. 

I am working on a tin git right now and what I did was used the bottom for the top, so in this case, it is just a kind of brassy looking metal.  The main reason I did that was for strength of the guitar.  I think the neck hole down on that bottom seem stays stronger.

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Permalink Reply by Titch the Clown on January 27, 2018 at 6:31pm

Unfortunately  my old mate Santa is a bit persistent due to his being embosssed on the tin. A bit of textured rustoleum did a bit of covering after a bit of rubbing on a flat surface to smooth the embossing a bit. The hammered finish would be better for that. 

Financially given I can get new tins full of biscuits  or chocolate for between $ 3 and 10 dollars and second hand for $2 or under this is a waste of time.  On the other hand you would have to be a mug to get into this game for the money. 

The all year Christmas store is a fair way from my place but I may contact them when they reopen in February. We do have a few Christmas in July things that happen so we can eat gargantuan English Christmas dinner while the temperature is a bit less sweltering than it is at the moment. I think they are more into the trees and food but I will keep an eye out later in the year. 

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Permalink Reply by JL on January 29, 2018 at 4:00am

Carvel Ice Cream had the right idea, The Santa cake and the whale cake were made with the same mold, it's all in how you decorated it.

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Permalink Reply by Br Harold F Stubbs III on January 29, 2018 at 10:10am

I bought a mold at the thrift store of like santa's face.. . . decorate the hat however ya like but it really looks like my coworker with this epic beard... 

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Permalink Reply by Uncle John on January 28, 2018 at 3:30am

I am sorry, but that sanded Santa CRACKED ME UP!   Thanks for starting my day off right.  I think I would use it, the ghost Santa is subtle.  Here is the one I did with using the BOTTOM of the tin.

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