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Interesting suggestions! Keep 'em coming!! ...and I thought I had tried everything! I'll try all of these next weekend....except maybe the freezer. My wife might not like that one!!

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Another variation on mr70's suggestion....You could take fingerprint ink and smear a thin layer of it over the numbers. Then take a piece of clear tape and put it over the numbers and apply some pressure. Lift the tape and see if the numbers appear on the tape. This works well on well stamped numbers, not sure if it will work on your faint stamping.

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UPDATE: I finally got the EJ on my pad to photograph. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/smile.gif ...at least I think so. My wife thinks I'm nuts and I can see it only because I want to see it. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...lins/crazy.gif You tell me, please.

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66 L34
Hey, I see the EJ...it's to the left of the 1 and up a tad.

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I see it too,right next to the Virgin Mary. https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ns/worship.gif

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Here's the virgin mary

Put on your glasses, Rick! https://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/imag...ins/tongue.gif

http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y9/...tures/mr70.jpg

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"My wife thinks I'm nuts"

Join the club. Well at least on good days that's all she thinks.

BTW, I think I see the image you are talking about. Can't see the virgin Mary though. Never did see the guy last weekend that was supposed to have the scoop on the acid treatment. Looks like someone else here on the board advised strongly against it. I don't have any personal experience with it, so I really don't know.

Your block looks like it has been decked. Like maybe they just took off enough to square up decks. The broach marks run at an angle. I am no expert on this stuff, so someone correct me if I am wrong.

Lynn

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--------Yup, Lynn....Those arent broach marks. They are surfacing marks. That block has had a minor decking. Not enough to take everything but enough to ruin the current owners day. Be posative,,,,At least you have the numbers you have. One more swipe and they would probably be gone as well...........Bill S

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66, I use an optical micrometer at work. If you can get your hands on one you'll be amazed at what a metal surface looks like magnified many times. All it is (in a nutshell) is a lighted hand-held microscope that rests right on the surface you need to measure. In this case you won't be measuring, however, the magnification will show your #'s.