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Polishing Bakelite
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06-10-2024, 07:54 PM
Quote:The armor all just soaks right in the Bakelite.
The surface has been "cleaned" in the past and the top "layer" is gone. Now down to the porous filler material.

A build type polish with a wax may work, if it does not then some sort of Artists, spray acrlic/sealer. Last resort but with through cleaning is opaque lacquer toner, that, will cover all sins...
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Polishing Bakelite - by klondike98 - 06-06-2024, 06:16 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by Paul Philco322 - 06-06-2024, 08:26 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by Chas - 06-06-2024, 09:20 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by morzh - 06-06-2024, 09:27 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by radiorich - 06-06-2024, 10:28 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by RadioSvit - 06-07-2024, 02:37 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by radiorich - 06-07-2024, 09:32 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by David - 06-08-2024, 06:07 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by radiorich - 06-08-2024, 10:51 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by David - 06-10-2024, 03:31 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by Chas - 06-10-2024, 07:54 PM
RE: Polishing Bakelite - by RodB - 06-11-2024, 08:10 AM



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