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40-201 finish restoring question
David Van Wickler
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08-07-2015, 09:24 AM
ready for restore of finish - the case is in nice shape with normal minor scratches and the finish is dirt of course. Can you recommend any articles/threads discussing restoring the finish? I'm not looking for a museum piece, but want to keep the original finish without ruining it and touch up what makes sense.


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08-07-2015, 10:00 AM
Try this:  GoJo
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08-07-2015, 03:58 PM
Yes the gojo will.clean off the dirt, grime, cigarette smoke etc. After that some Howards Restore-a-finish will make scratches less noticable and freshen up the original finish without really changing it. It won't fix cracked or alligatoring lacquer.
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