[Ron Ramirez]

...but guys also rave about Metal Armor and Mother's for use on radios.

Raving? Hardly. I never even thought of using Mother's on Bakelite until the day that I decided to install my Canadian Philco 35A (Tropic 41-712 equivalent) in a better Bakelite cabinet salvaged from a Philco 42-121CB farm set.

The original 35A cabinet had been spray painted ivory. The 42-121CB cabinet was solid...just dirty.

Sam now has the 42-121 chassis inside the 35A ivory cabinet, I believe.

Not wanting to go looking for my limited supply of Brasso, I decided to try what was on my bench at the time...Mothers...and was I ever surprised! No, it does not have a super-shiny finish now, but it does have a good sheen that is equivalent to a semi-gloss. I'm very happy with it. And as mentioned before, it did not leave the residue behind in crevices that old formula Brasso does.

I'll have to try the Satin Gloss Metal Polish sometime.

Mike, a lot of elbow grease (rubbing) goes a long way...