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Re: Bakelite cleaning

To: Douglas Ormrod <douglas.ormrod@neurological.org.nz>
Subject: Re: Bakelite cleaning
From: Bud Krueger <budkrueger@earthlink.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jun 2003 18:00:26 -0400
Douglas,

This question came up on the UKBBS a short while ago.  Here's a 
cut/paste from a reply:

> Posted 03 May 2002 at 17:16:48 UK time
> David DuBois, Bremerton, WA, ddubois@sinclair.net 
> <mailto:ddubois@sinclair.net>
>
> Bruce - If you are tralking of the grip on the emergency brake handle, 
> you can restore the finish on it by buffing it with a white buffing 
> compound (I believe it is called stainless) on a buffing wheel. This 
> takes all the oxidation off of the grip and leaves it with a real 
> nice, shiny luster. Good luck - Dave
>
> Posted 10 May 2002 at 03:02:11 UK time
> Bruce Cunha, Marshfield WI, cunhab@charter.net 
> <mailto:cunhab@charter.net>
>
> Dave:
>
> Thanks for that tip. Amazing, with the number of
> things I have polished with my buffing wheels, why I didn't think of 
> putting the handle to it earlier, I don't know.
>
> For those of you that may have a slightly white/grey color to the 
> brake handle grip, take Dave's advice, My grip looks so good, it looks 
> like it was just purchased.
>
> Bruce Cunha
>
>
I don't think David or Bruce will mind.

Bud Krueger
52TD (In Plymouth, Massachusetts where it's been too rainy to get much 
TD'ing in.)

Douglas Ormrod wrote:

>Very quiet on the list these days - you must be all out enjoying the sun -
>midwinter down here in NZ, +5 degrees centigrade this morning!!.
>
>Anyway here is a question. Somewhere, perhaps on the this list, I read about
>a technique for making bakelite (regulator covers etc) look like new - seem
>to remember it involved kerosene. Any ideas?
>
>Cheers
>
>Douglas

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