Douglas,
This question came up on the UKBBS a short while ago. Here's a
cut/paste from a reply:
> Posted 03 May 2002 at 17:16:48 UK time
> David DuBois, Bremerton, WA, ddubois@sinclair.net
> <mailto:ddubois@sinclair.net>
>
> Bruce - If you are tralking of the grip on the emergency brake handle,
> you can restore the finish on it by buffing it with a white buffing
> compound (I believe it is called stainless) on a buffing wheel. This
> takes all the oxidation off of the grip and leaves it with a real
> nice, shiny luster. Good luck - Dave
>
> Posted 10 May 2002 at 03:02:11 UK time
> Bruce Cunha, Marshfield WI, cunhab@charter.net
> <mailto:cunhab@charter.net>
>
> Dave:
>
> Thanks for that tip. Amazing, with the number of
> things I have polished with my buffing wheels, why I didn't think of
> putting the handle to it earlier, I don't know.
>
> For those of you that may have a slightly white/grey color to the
> brake handle grip, take Dave's advice, My grip looks so good, it looks
> like it was just purchased.
>
> Bruce Cunha
>
>
I don't think David or Bruce will mind.
Bud Krueger
52TD (In Plymouth, Massachusetts where it's been too rainy to get much
TD'ing in.)
Douglas Ormrod wrote:
>Very quiet on the list these days - you must be all out enjoying the sun -
>midwinter down here in NZ, +5 degrees centigrade this morning!!.
>
>Anyway here is a question. Somewhere, perhaps on the this list, I read about
>a technique for making bakelite (regulator covers etc) look like new - seem
>to remember it involved kerosene. Any ideas?
>
>Cheers
>
>Douglas
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