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Autosol Polish recommended in the National Trust’s Housekeeping Manual
In this polish tip, Autosol metal polish and Autosol Leather Cleaner are used to restore 2 antique sleigh bells on a short leather strap.
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The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping on page 256 section 6.7.3 Removing tarnish and other corrosion. “If tarnish is heavy, use a mild abrasive paste advised for copper/brass instead. Autosol has long been used by National Trust for this. Applying sparingly on a soft cloth or cotton wool swab with a light touch, as more pressure means more risk of abrasion. Wipe off with a white paper towel and then buff as above. Light rusting can be removed from burnished iron or steel which has not been waxed by Solvol Autosol as above, but moving in a lateral direction. A curved plate brush or a small natural bristle toothbrush can be used to reach into crevices. For heavier rusting use fine 0000 steel wire wool together with a mild abrasvive paste as above, the latter catching any fragmated wire wool. Buff as above to remove traces of paste. Light rust from cast iron gates, firebacks and kitchen ranges can also be removed using 0000 steel wool.”
Pictured below are before and after pictures of 2 old sleigh bells on a short leather strap, that were polished using The National Trust Manual of Housekeeping technique. For good measure the leather strap was cleaned using Autosol Leather Cleaner.
Materials Used to polish bell & leather strap:
- Autosol Polish in a tube
- Autosol Leather Cleaner
- Horse Hair Detail Brush
- Micro Fiber Cloth
- Nitrile gloves
1. Apply Autosol polish right from the tube onto your finger tip ( the use of nitrile gloves help keep your hands clean ).
2. Spread polish evenly over the entire surface of each bell and let sit for a couple of minutes.
3. With a soft cloth ( micro fiber cloths work well for this ) buff the Autosol paste off the brass bell.
4. Use the small horse hair natural bristle brush to get out any remaing polish from the crevices of the bell slots. Repeat steps above until you have the shine you desire.
5. Use the Autosol Leather Cleaner directly from the tube. Put a few small dabs of cleaner onto the leather strap and rub in with a soft cloth. Flip the cloth to a clean spot and buff clean.
Before and After:
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Chrome exhaust systems, ugly to polished in minutes with Blueaway & Simichrome polish
This polish instruction tip will show you how to restore your chrome exhaust pipes, mufflers and extensions. Keeping exhaust systems looking good is a difficult job because of the elements as well as the bluing and discoloration caused by the heat of the exhaust. At the bottom of this post are four before and after pictures for your review. To tackle this job, Happich BlueAway was used to start the job and the final shine was finished with Simichrome polish.
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Materials Used:
- Simichrome Polish in a 1.76 ounce tube
- Happich BlueAway
- Microfiber cloth
- Nitrile Gloves
- Soft damp cloth
- Flitz 2 inch Super-Mini BüffBall (optional)
Application:
1. Start your cleaning process with BlueAway. It is manufactured by Happich, the makers of Simichrome Polish .
2. Shake the BlueAway bottle for a minute or so. Then apply it with a soft clean moistened cloth.
3. Just simply rub on the the BlueAway in short oblong strokes until film and corrosion is lifted. The Blueaway even took off the rust on this pipe.
4. Buff with another clean cloth and look at the results. Repeat steps 3 & 4 as necessary until you are satisfied. It took 3 applications before the pipe we were cleaning was to our liking.
5. As a last step we polished the pipe to a final shine and higher luster with Simichrome polish. A few dabs of Simichrome directly from the tub was rubbed on, using the finger tips of our nitrile gloves. It is not that the polish is harmful to your skin, it is just that the gloves do in fact keep your hands clean.
6. Wipe off excess polish with a clean soft cloth such as a microfiber cloth and you are done. The results shown in the pictures below speak for themselves.
7. Another option for speeding up the application of the polishes is to use a 2″ super mini buff ball on a drill.
Before and After:
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Polish Guy Tip : “Run your engine until the exhaust you are polishing is warm to the touch and turn off the engine. The polishing procedure seems to work easier because the metal has expanded and is warm.” |
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