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Post by ianali on May 16, 2019 20:18:50 GMT
Carnauba wax works for me. Craft master for the boat. I also use bullet carnauba on my bikes. Very similar i find.
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Post by Trina on May 16, 2019 20:42:35 GMT
Our mushrooms are also painted like toadstools(red with yellow spots).We got the idea from the bollards outside the Dover Lock pub on the L&L.How we talked Dave Moore the well known signwriter etc into doing them as well as our boat signwriting...ππ Reckon it was because he was a teacher in a school near mine.He normally only paints really traditional stuff & is well known for this.Paul reckons I worked my charms on him as he only charged a small amount for his decorative signwriting...plus the πππ
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I used to polish my narrow boat years ago with T Cut. Worked really well. Happy days. The brass mushroom vents I painted red with white spots so they looked like fly agarics. Did you know the laplanders used to feed reindeer with them then drink their piss. Fly agarics...not mushroom vents...
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Post by phil70 on May 16, 2019 23:18:19 GMT
I've been trying to polish my porthole surrounds. I've tried Brasso and Barkeeper's Friend. Not really making much of an impact with either. The Brasso was working ok but it feels like it's going to be a massive job. I may delegate the job to someone else, or just put up with dull porthole surrounds. I struggled to get a shine on our portholes till I twigged that they were bronze and not brass. This explained why the C/S screw heads came up great I stopped bothering when I realised Phil
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2019 1:39:54 GMT
I have a confession - I like shiny brass. But it is a waste of time because it goes dull again (fool's gold, y'know). However here's how I do it:
If its really tarnished and gone brown I start with WD40 and fine wet'n'dry (400 grit). This works well to a point but it is very messy. Thereafter a buffing wheel and the kind of polish that comes as a solid bar finishes things to perfection. Better than the showroom actually. You could use laqcuer after this if you wanted to, but degrease first.
However you cant use a buffing wheel on a porthole or a vent cos its attached to the boat...maybe a drill or a Dremel-type tool with a 'goblet' attachment - have a look on the web to see what I mean. Use with Autosol metal polish.
Whatever you do, obsessive behaviour is required. Or put the kettle on.
Wax: go to a motor factor to see what comes in a 5 litre tin. Don't get hung up on brand names. If the paint has gone flat, do what the trade does and 'mop' it. If you have no idea what I mean, here's a handy video:
Ed has done a cracking job on the Porsche. But unscrupulous second-hand car dealers would just use 'pink polish' with that machine. Again, ask for it in the motor factor. Act like you know what you are on about and he'll sell you the trade deal. Again, a 5l tub is probably what you want.
Wear old clothes...
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Post by patty on May 17, 2019 5:23:41 GMT
I have a confession - I like shiny brass. But it is a waste of time because it goes dull again (fool's gold, y'know). However here's how I do it: If its really tarnished and gone brown I start with WD40 and fine wet'n'dry (400 grit). This works well to a point but it is very messy. Thereafter a buffing wheel and the kind of polish that comes as a solid bar finishes things to perfection. Better than the showroom actually. You could use laqcuer after this if you wanted to, but degrease first. However you cant use a buffing wheel on a porthole or a vent cos its attached to the boat...maybe a drill or a Dremel-type tool with a 'goblet' attachment - have a look on the web to see what I mean. Use with Autosol metal polish. Whatever you do, obsessive behaviour is required. Or put the kettle on. Wax: go to a motor factor to see what comes in a 5 litre tin. Don't get hung up on brand names. If the paint has gone flat, do what the trade does and 'mop' it. If you have no idea what I mean, here's a handy video: Ed has done a cracking job on the Porsche. But unscrupulous second-hand car dealers would just use 'pink polish' with that machine. Again, ask for it in the motor factor. Act like you know what you are on about and he'll sell you the trade deal. Again, a 5l tub is probably what you want. Wear old clothes... That sounds like really really hard work....
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Post by Deleted on May 17, 2019 6:24:38 GMT
Yes, it is!
The most significant thing about that clip is that he washed it first. Going straight for the wax polish after that would likely produce a fair result if the paint is intact. I guess it all depends on how bad things are to begin with and the desired result.
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Post by peterboat on May 17, 2019 10:24:03 GMT
I have a confession - I like shiny brass. But it is a waste of time because it goes dull again (fool's gold, y'know). However here's how I do it: If its really tarnished and gone brown I start with WD40 and fine wet'n'dry (400 grit). This works well to a point but it is very messy. Thereafter a buffing wheel and the kind of polish that comes as a solid bar finishes things to perfection. Better than the showroom actually. You could use laqcuer after this if you wanted to, but degrease first. However you cant use a buffing wheel on a porthole or a vent cos its attached to the boat...maybe a drill or a Dremel-type tool with a 'goblet' attachment - have a look on the web to see what I mean. Use with Autosol metal polish. Whatever you do, obsessive behaviour is required. Or put the kettle on. Wax: go to a motor factor to see what comes in a 5 litre tin. Don't get hung up on brand names. If the paint has gone flat, do what the trade does and 'mop' it. If you have no idea what I mean, here's a handy video: Ed has done a cracking job on the Porsche. But unscrupulous second-hand car dealers would just use 'pink polish' with that machine. Again, ask for it in the motor factor. Act like you know what you are on about and he'll sell you the trade deal. Again, a 5l tub is probably what you want. Wear old clothes... Being in the trade I have always used trade polish 3 times a year keeps Joyce looking reasonable, wasnt expensive and I use it on my cars as well
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Post by thebfg on May 17, 2019 18:21:24 GMT
I have a confession - I like shiny brass. But it is a waste of time because it goes dull again (fool's gold, y'know). However here's how I do it: If its really tarnished and gone brown I start with WD40 and fine wet'n'dry (400 grit). This works well to a point but it is very messy. Thereafter a buffing wheel and the kind of polish that comes as a solid bar finishes things to perfection. Better than the showroom actually. You could use laqcuer after this if you wanted to, but degrease first. However you cant use a buffing wheel on a porthole or a vent cos its attached to the boat...maybe a drill or a Dremel-type tool with a 'goblet' attachment - have a look on the web to see what I mean. Use with Autosol metal polish. Whatever you do, obsessive behaviour is required. Or put the kettle on. Wax: go to a motor factor to see what comes in a 5 litre tin. Don't get hung up on brand names. If the paint has gone flat, do what the trade does and 'mop' it. If you have no idea what I mean, here's a handy video: Ed has done a cracking job on the Porsche. But unscrupulous second-hand car dealers would just use 'pink polish' with that machine. Again, ask for it in the motor factor. Act like you know what you are on about and he'll sell you the trade deal. Again, a 5l tub is probably what you want. Wear old clothes... If I have not said so yet, welcome aboard. I like Ed, i used to enjoy watching him on scrapheap challange.
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Post by Deleted on May 18, 2019 3:04:56 GMT
Hi BFG, thanks.
Ched, that looks like good stuff but how many of those tubs would you need for an entire narrowboat? I might try it on my plastic dinghy!
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Post by Jim on May 18, 2019 15:22:06 GMT
I used to polish my narrow boat years ago with T Cut. Worked really well. Happy days. The brass mushroom vents I painted red with white spots so they looked like fly agarics. Did you know the laplanders used to feed reindeer with them then drink their piss. Fly agarics...not mushroom vents... I suspect the Finns also indulge, going off some of the off the wall posts from Finneas Fox in Finland
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