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My Bakelite Peeve
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Bill, The Brasso and Glayzit were tried last year. Results irritated me so the whole mess went in a box till now. What I can't tell is how deep the "oxidized" surface is. I have zero other experience
rubbing out bakelite. I have rubbed out car paint that looked much worse than this, so I thought the abrasive sanding, steel wool route might take off the whole coating over the matting. Same with rubbing compound, but maybe that is what I need.

The underside has none of the feathered cloudiness. I can read newsprint or trim my moustache in the finish on the top spot that I have "Mothered" with a rag, but even there the feathering remains. Needs to be fed? Do you mean it's time to go carnuba? What the H**l, nothing to lose. I like to tape off areas and try different things so I will report back on what else does not work. If nothing else I can display it upside down to show off the swirl.

-Phil

Phil aka Philbert Q. Desenex - Twin Cities, MN


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My Bakelite Peeve - by Uffda - 11-11-2008, 02:12 AM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Ron Ramirez - 11-11-2008, 09:50 AM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Uffda - 11-11-2008, 03:08 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Syl - 11-11-2008, 04:42 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Uffda - 11-11-2008, 06:09 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by exray - 11-11-2008, 06:51 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Syl - 11-11-2008, 10:16 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Syl - 11-11-2008, 10:24 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Uffda - 11-11-2008, 10:48 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Syl - 11-11-2008, 10:57 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Uffda - 11-11-2008, 11:41 PM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by exray - 11-12-2008, 01:51 AM
Re: My Bakelite Peeve - by Uffda - 11-12-2008, 04:27 AM



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