Picked this up on ebay this week...a half hour of gentle non abrasive cleaning and it removed the 50+ years of air polution and shelf dust. Now in a bag and on a shelf again for another year or two.
[quote author=RICH MUISE Picked this up on ebay this week...a half hour of gentle non abrasive cleaning and it removed the 50+ years of air polution and shelf dust. Now in a bag and on a shelf again for another year or two. [/quote]
That's a nice looking new piece.
I hope that "another year or two" does not mean that it is going to take you that long to have your car out.
So will that stuff make my 56 year old hood latch look like yours? LOL
Quote from: BAMA_57 So will that stuff make my 56 year old hood latch look like yours? LOL
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Funny thing I was telling Rich today in a PM how we lost one of those exact latches two weeks ago. I'm glad that I didn't waste a day polishing it before it disappeared. Good thing I have a few extras.
Have any of you guys tried ''the must for rust''. Spray it on an in about 10 minutes it hazes over to a white coating wipe off and ready to paint. If you're not painting it need to give it a shot of lubricant as it will flash rust really quick. Believe the bottle was 7bucks and change at Lowes.
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Funny...when I got the NOS latch it looked very dull...kinda like lead...but not all that bad until I peeled off the original ford sticker and the still really shiney finish where the sticker was stuck out like a sore thumb. I though, man I hope I can do something with this. I figure it's probably just a zinc plating..not all that tough, so I didn't want to use anything abrasive on it. That wadding stuff I think is more of a cleaner than a polish as it is a petroleum product, but it sure works well on alot of things. O'reilly's, autozone, ect.
The web-site says you can get it at Wal-Mart. I'll have to try some.
http://www.nevrdull.com/page5.html
Never Dull was a staple on board Navy ships to keep the brass fittings shined up! I always brought two large cans on board with me when checking in. My guys would shine brass during those "down" times during working hours. Best thing in the world for "excellent" on zone inspections. The wading is the abrasive part and it isn't much at that.
problem with never-dull is that its extremely flammable. thought the Navy had banned it years ago for that reason. personally prefer Flitzz for polishing brass.
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They may have banned it...it was 20 years ago I retired and much has changed I'm sure.
well its been almost 40 years for me and both ships I served on they switched to the liquid stuff in a can, maybe just a ''gator'' navy thing.
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