Polishing my Equipment

[aberimp]

Guys,

I've bought a Flare Tip Super Speed of t'Bay recently. It came in a right mess, riddled with decades-old dirt it seemed. Anyway, I've got it cleaned, but it needs a good polish. Am I OK to use Silvo or Brasso, or would that knacker it up?

I've had a search on here, but can't find any answers, so I was wondering if someone would be kind enough to recommend, or un-recommend, something.

Cheers in advance.

 

[hunnymonster]

Not Brasso! Use Silvo, Brasso is too abrasive and will deplate it very quickly.

 

[quattrojames]

You can pick up Ultrasonic Cleaners quite cheaply too and they seem to do a good job.

 

[Urban Hermit]

AutoSol with cheapie toothbrushes and soft rags seem to do ok for my perking up my junk.

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[Arrowhead]

Autosol is rather abrasive, famous for cutting through the plating on motorbike exhausts. Squeeze a little onto the end of your finger and rub it on your thumb - you'll feel the grittiness.

 

[Yellow Jim]

Maas metal polish is recommended by a lot of people and seems to work for me. You can pick it up in Lakeland.

 

[Urban Hermit]

Autosol is rather abrasive, famous for cutting through the plating on motorbike exhausts. Squeeze a little onto the end of your finger and rub it on your thumb - you'll feel the grittiness.

The end of my thumb is a poor guage - pinched nerve/nerve damage has deadened it. I will defer to your greater knowledge & experience of such things metallic, though.

 

[Manx Man]

I use one of these

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brings them up nicely

Tony

 

[Pete]

I use Peek metal polish.

I've had good results, it's not as harsh as some other polishes.

 

[Manx Man]

I use Peek metal polish.

I've had good results, it's not as harsh as some other polishes.

+1 on the Peek , I've got some which I use on the Ebay buys which are crudy, then I finish of with the Miracle Cloth.

Tony

 

[fozz77]

Are these polishes suitable for rockets?

 

[Arrowhead]

The only one I've used on razors is Belgom Alu. As the name suggests, it's meant for aluminium, but it's very good on other non ferrous finishes. Loads of suppliers online.

 

[Manx Man]

Are these polishes suitable for rockets?

I used Peek on my #58 after a good soak in washing up liquid, hot water and bathroom cleaner when I got it, [it was in a right state] and it came up grand the only plating loss was there already, and as already posted I keep it nice and shiny with my miracle cloth.

Tony

 

[JaseB]

I just used some brasso on my flare tip rocket, with no ill effects.
However, I was very very gentle with it, a very light rubbing, followed by gentle bufffing with a soft cloth ( I expect a comment from Pigcat to follow!).