Another Before-n-After / Pflueger Templar 450
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Another Before-n-After / Pflueger Templar 450
Here's another scrub job...
(keeps me off the streets)
(keeps me off the streets)
Admiration from the new kid on the block!
That is on SWEET reel! Fine job cleaning it up. Di you use something like Flitz to clean it?
I just won a nickel silver Gulf free spool on ebay the other night and want to clean it up as my first experiment.
any pointers?
Cris
I just won a nickel silver Gulf free spool on ebay the other night and want to clean it up as my first experiment.
any pointers?
Cris
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chowell...I'm not the guy to ask, but THANKS for the compliment! There's guys here FAR better at that advise, than I. Not to be confused with Jan & Dean...John & Dean here on ORCA, make "Reel Music". Those guys are the Mozarts of cleaning. Also...under the Cleaning & Restoration (this) forum, there is a "sticky" at the top called "...here's a series of re-posts". It's chalk-full of cleaning tips, do's and don'ts and even some debate on processes. GO READ that stuff, it's great!
As for the one's I've cleaned...I used John's suggestion of 50% vinegar and 50% warm water, soaked over-night. I stripped this reel down, tossed everything in and let it ALL soak. Pulled it out, rinsed and tooth-brushed with "Dawn" dishwashing soap, then rinsed and dried. After that...every piece went across the buffing wheel using a "rouge" that Truckers use to polish chrome wheels (called SATTEX). Once buffed, the rouge residue gets wiped off with lighter fluid and then I hand polish with a soft dry cloth.
This is the result. I haven't had any problem with finding "pitting" from the "green" or "white" stuff after using this process. And there's been no damage to side-plates or knobs. Everything comes out pretty nice.
One Caution: If you use a high-speed buffing wheel like I do, wear safety glasses, have a "CLEAN" garage floor, a broom handy and sometimes and industrial magnet helps. That DAM wheel can grab a screw and ricochet it off of garage walls at light speed! The broom will help ya find it after it's journey! Oh..."Drop & Roll" comes to mind when that happens.
As for the one's I've cleaned...I used John's suggestion of 50% vinegar and 50% warm water, soaked over-night. I stripped this reel down, tossed everything in and let it ALL soak. Pulled it out, rinsed and tooth-brushed with "Dawn" dishwashing soap, then rinsed and dried. After that...every piece went across the buffing wheel using a "rouge" that Truckers use to polish chrome wheels (called SATTEX). Once buffed, the rouge residue gets wiped off with lighter fluid and then I hand polish with a soft dry cloth.
This is the result. I haven't had any problem with finding "pitting" from the "green" or "white" stuff after using this process. And there's been no damage to side-plates or knobs. Everything comes out pretty nice.
One Caution: If you use a high-speed buffing wheel like I do, wear safety glasses, have a "CLEAN" garage floor, a broom handy and sometimes and industrial magnet helps. That DAM wheel can grab a screw and ricochet it off of garage walls at light speed! The broom will help ya find it after it's journey! Oh..."Drop & Roll" comes to mind when that happens.
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