[Healeys] accident

[John Spaur]

Bakelite is made with, among other things, wood "flour" (sawdust) and can
contain asbestos.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite

John
San Jose, CA

-----Original Message-----
From: Healeys [mailto:healeys-bounces at autox.team.net] On Behalf Of Patrick &
Caroline Quinn
Sent: Monday, October 21, 2019 8:56 PM
To: 'healeymanjim' <healeymanjim at hansencc.net>; healeys at autox.team.net
Subject: Re: [Healeys] accident

My memory tells me that it is not Bakelite, which is an early form of
plastic. I recall reading that it was a compression of sawdust and other
things.

I have successfully sanded one back and sparingly used India Ink which is
allowed to dry followed by black shoe polish in many applications. The
original finish is not entirely smooth nor full gloss as you would get from
paint.

Hoo Roo

Patrick Quinn
Blue Mountains, Australia