Bringing out the shine

[Brystons]

Does anyone know a good polish or that's any techniques on how to get the ugly grease stains cleaned off the reel internals? I noticed in the stickied 113hlw post that the person got the reel parts all nice and shiny and I was wondering how he did that?

[STRIPER LOU]

Never Dull can do wonders if you don't mind a little hand work. Available at Wal-Mart or any automotive store.
..................Lou

[RiverAngler]

Never Dull works wonders on non ferrus (?) metals of all kinds.

[RowdyW]

Any type of polishing compound will work also.            Rudy

[bluefish69]

I use Never Dull & Brasso. It works good but Don't get the Brasso in the writing on a Penn Reel. PITA to remove it.

Mike

[steelhead_killer]

Semichrome polishing paste

[Maxed Out]

Nevr-Dull is what I use. (nevr-dull is correct spelling)

Ted

[Marcq]

I use MOTHERS Mag&Aluminum polish


Marc..

[bluefish69]

Nevr-Dull is what I use. (nevr-dull is correct spelling)

Ted

Ted - You buy the Nevr-Dull that everyone buys. My Never - Dull is made special. That's why the spelling is different.

Mike

[Brystons]

Thanks guys! Man Ted that's what I call shine!

[handi2]

If the metal is stained really bad get some of the Scotch Brite polishing Dremel bits that fit in the Dremel tool. I get them on eBay and they save a bunch of time.

[Three se7ens]

After degreasing and cleaning, I use a buffing wheel on a bench grinder with white rouge.

http://alantani.com/index.php?topic=12860.0  Before and after can be seen there.

[day0ne]

I start out with Bar Keepers Friend which is a mild scouring powder containing oxalic acid. Usually that is enough. It works very fast, unlike Nevr Dull.

[Three se7ens]

I start out with Bar Keepers Friend which is a mild scouring powder containing oxalic acid. Usually that is enough. It works very fast, unlike Nevr Dull.

Bar Keepers Friend acts as a mild passivating agent on stainless steel parts.  Basically, stainless parts can rust when sanded, machined, etc because it exposes free iron particles within the stainless steel.  Passivating stainless parts is a chemical process that dissolves any free iron on the surface, and leaving a thin chromium oxide layer that gives stainless its rust preventative properties. 

In addition, chlorides attack stainless steel.  That includes bleach, and salt water.  Some grades handle it better than others, but using Bar Keepers Friend will maintain and prolong stainless parts better than most alternatives.  I use Bar Keepers Friend in the solution I tumble polish all of my stainless parts in to enhance the corrosion resistance. 

[oc1]

Does Bar Keepers Friend leave grit in the gear teeth??
-steve