More Cleaning - Interocean 1885
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More Cleaning - Interocean 1885
Just another simple clean-up...
Pflueger Interocean 1885
Pflueger Interocean 1885
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Rick:
I just found a Pflueger Oceanic german silver reel. I am going to attempt to polish the reel. I have read your process for doing this. When you mention buffing, how do you do that? Buffing wheel on a grinder? Any compound? Something(s) I should avoid? Etc. Buffing itself sounds simple, but I have seen many cars messed up after a simple "buffing."
Wayne
I just found a Pflueger Oceanic german silver reel. I am going to attempt to polish the reel. I have read your process for doing this. When you mention buffing, how do you do that? Buffing wheel on a grinder? Any compound? Something(s) I should avoid? Etc. Buffing itself sounds simple, but I have seen many cars messed up after a simple "buffing."
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Buffing takes away too many sharp corners and the finish on nickel plated reels. Some collectors don't want the patina or crud removed from a reel. I prefer hand polishing with something like semichrome. Also buffing is messy. You have to wear a mask if you don't want to breath all that dust from a buffing wheel.
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Don makes very valid points. For instance, the Interocean 1885 that I polished recently had a GREAT original patina on it. Why remove it and buff it out?
There's many different answers to that question. The one thing noone should ever do is buff a high-end, historically important, non-mass-produced reel of any type. BUT...that's just MHO.
I'm pretty sure I can find another Interocean 1885 with original patina, to sit next to the buffed-out version (i.e. nice comparison views, for my collection).
There's many different answers to that question. The one thing noone should ever do is buff a high-end, historically important, non-mass-produced reel of any type. BUT...that's just MHO.
I'm pretty sure I can find another Interocean 1885 with original patina, to sit next to the buffed-out version (i.e. nice comparison views, for my collection).
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Am I right in assuming a german silver or a nickel silver reel is not plated like a chrome or nickel plated reel, and buffing just smooths the matte finish?
I'm going to clean my Oceanic and pretty-up the rubber and see what I have before I attempt the buffing. I have some other nickle silver reels that look nice the way they are. Rick's projects have just made me want to attempt at least one.
Wayne
I'm going to clean my Oceanic and pretty-up the rubber and see what I have before I attempt the buffing. I have some other nickle silver reels that look nice the way they are. Rick's projects have just made me want to attempt at least one.
Wayne
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BUT...lots of older reels got plated OVER nickel-silver! Seems like a really stupid idea now, but at the time, that plating was going to be a godsend to protecting the finish from salt corrosion...oops!
Those can be saved with a little diligence and elbow grease, so that you can end up with a nice NS reel from something that looked pretty horrid at the start. Check out the story by Mike C in the Reel News that will be landing on your door in a few days and see how Aussie Ray saved a real gem!
Those can be saved with a little diligence and elbow grease, so that you can end up with a nice NS reel from something that looked pretty horrid at the start. Check out the story by Mike C in the Reel News that will be landing on your door in a few days and see how Aussie Ray saved a real gem!