Can faded autographed signatures on a football be restored?

Answer 1

At Restoration By Heart we have restored a signed Pittsburgh Steelers Superbowl football. The football itself was deflated and could not be reinflated, as well the leather was worn and the forty seven signatures had all but disappeared. We rebuilt the inside of the football and re-inflated it. Then we reconditioned and fixed the leather on the outside. Finally we enhanced all fortry seven signatures. The clients were thrilled and thought the football looked very close to new. We can be found at Restoration By Heart.com or reached at 866-635-8516.----Rod Hewitt

Answer 2

Not without ruining it!

i would think that a covering of water based poylurethane

might work ?any thoughts?

robert

rjretina@aol.com

Answer 3

Keep your Autographs Away from sun light! Even reflected sun light will take its toll over time. Autographs on Baseballs signed in Ink, blue ball point pen being the best have proven to hold up better than Sharpie. Once the autograph has faded the best you can do is stop further damage by investing in a U/V protective display case. Try to find a Display case with 50% U/V protection. Don't try to restore the signatures yourself. You might cause further damage, and decrease the value more. Restoration of collectibles should be left to the professionals, and I have never heard of anyone restoring signatures on baseballs. The cost of restoring it would most likely be more than what the Baseball is worth.

Answer 4

Faded autographed signatures on a football cannot be restored. Writing over the existing signature is going to take away value from the football.

Answer 5

It can. It would be hard though, because if you actually make the autograph look better, buyers would think it is fake. You could make the other parts of the ball look better, though.