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T tiki1963 Member los angeles Joined: Sep 12, 2003 Posts: 221	T tiki1963 Posted posted on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 10:42 PM thanks! you know, the more i think about it, that crappy vinyl house paint probably did a lot to protect it while it was outside those past few years. i'm sure the paint will come off without too much trouble. i spoke with Leroy and he's going to do the restoration on him. really looking forward to getting it to OA. here's a pic of another Barney West i have. it's a New Guinea fertility god that was at the Beverly Hills Hilton Trader Vic's through the 1960s and eventually moved to the Scottsdale, Az location until it closed. i hope they make babies!!

thanks!

you know, the more i think about it, that crappy vinyl house paint probably did a lot to protect it while it was outside those past few years.

i'm sure the paint will come off without too much trouble.

i spoke with Leroy and he's going to do the restoration on him. really looking forward to getting it to OA.

here's a pic of another Barney West i have. it's a New Guinea fertility god that was at the Beverly Hills Hilton Trader Vic's through the 1960s and eventually moved to the Scottsdale, Az location until it closed.

i hope they make babies!!

Post #649471 by tiki1963 on Fri, Aug 24, 2012 10:42 PM