Penn Long Beach 65 side plates

[Steve V.]

Hello,

I'm still working on the Penn Long Beach 65 for my buddy. This is a picture of the side plates after the synthetic oil treatment. I did not use Simple Green/Water on them originally. For the handle side I used purple degreaser/water and the left side I used Heavy Duty Dawn, no heat. Do you think a dunk in the Ultrasonic with Simple Green/Water would help bring these back to somewhat of a shine after another synthetic oil treatment or is this the best they will ever get? He's not in a hurry for the reel so I'm trying to make it the best it can be. It was really abused before he got it. The left side plate is not original to the reel.

Thanks,

Steve

[alantani]

i think that it's as good as it's going to get.   

[ExcessiveAngler]

Couldn't he take some different sized buffing wheels and some compound to them? I just tried a little experiment lol. I just took some super lube and worked it all into an old Penn mag 525 with my fingers, and it gave it a nice lustrous look. Guess we'll see just how long it last lol.

[jgp12000]

I independently got Lucas reel oil on a faded blue Dolphin reel So after seeing the improvement I coated the entire reel with the synthetic oil & wiped off the excess with a microfiber cloth,5 years later still looks great.Fred has a thread on this using his oil on spools, I will try to find it.

[Steve V.]

Couldn't he take some different sized buffing wheels and some compound to them? I just tried a little experiment lol. I just took some super lube and worked it all into an old Penn mag 525 with my fingers, and it gave it a nice lustrous look. Guess we'll see just how long it last lol.

I tried Penn grease already. Didn't change anything. I also tried Lucas Synthetic oil, Mother's Chrome polish, and Brasso. I'm going to have to agree with Alan, this is as good as it gets. The owner is keeping the original Chrome pieces which are/were corroded and now shows brass through those areas. The reel has sentimental value so he wants to keep it as original as possible. The original left side plate was cracked so that was replaced. Time to put it back together. Thanks everyone for the replies. And thanks to Fred (foakes) for the help in messages.

Steve

[jtwill98]

There is a product for ATVs called "PC Racing Plastic Renew" that can be found at many online ATV parts dealers like rockymountainatvmc.com. 

I have used it on ATVs and on plastic car bumpers as well as side trim and it holds up well (shiny looking for 6-12 months). I have no experience with the use of it for reels. 

There are several videos online where they use it for ATVs so it might be worth having a look. 

[ExcessiveAngler]

There is a product for ATVs called "PC Racing Plastic Renew" that can be found at many online ATV parts dealers like rockymountainatvmc.com. 

I have used it on ATVs and on plastic car bumpers as well as side trim and it holds up well (shiny looking for 6-12 months). I have no experience with the use of it for reels. 

There are several videos online where they use it for ATVs so it might be worth having a look. 

Concerning ATVs's:
You can also clean the plastics the best you can, and then sand them down. Then take a heat gun and burn the plastics and they come out looking brand new, just like they did from the factory. Not sure if that method would work out too well, with fishing reel plates though lol. Maybe somebody has an old cracked one laying around, they could experiment on?

[Steve V.]

Then take a heat gun and burn the plastics and they come out looking brand new, just like they did from the factory. Not sure if that method would work out too well, with fishing reel plates though lol. Maybe somebody has an old cracked one laying around, they could experiment on?

 I have heard of this method to restore plastic cowls on vehicles where they have turned to a dull gray instead of black. If I can find some cheap side plates or a cheap trashed reel I'm going to experiment with them/it. I have a heat gun. This reel is done though.