Before and After

[Paul9591]

After a conversation with another member I hade here about how you know if a reel will polish up nice, I tbought I would post some before and after examples.
All baitcasters soaked and cleaned in WD40 bath, then dried off and carefully wax polished (it is very earsy to go too far on these reels.

[Paul9591]

And a few more, with some full paint restorations too.

[rogan]

Great work! I love the older reels with stamped logos and various designs.

[sandbar]

What brand of wax please?
Thanks!
-Steve

[Paul9591]

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Great work! I love the older reels with stamped logos and various designs.

Thank you rogan

[Paul9591]

What brand of wax please?
Thanks!
-Steve

Hi Steve,

I use Turtle Wax Carnauba (in a green plastic bottle), but being that I am in the UK, it might be slightly different in some way to the product name and packaging in the USA? But any liquid carnauba wax should do.

The reason I use Carnauba wax is because it is a finishing wax and therefore less abrasive on those thin chrome and nickel finishes. It works well on smoother, less pitted or corroded surfaces.

Products like Brasso etc, are great metal polishes, but a bit too agressive for these reels.

Hope this helps.

[sandbar]

Greetings!
Thank you your response and information.
Your results are amazing!
I will give it a try.
-Steve

[Paul9591]

Greetings!
Thank you your response and information.
Your results are amazing!
I will give it a try.
-Steve

No problem Steve, just remember to go easy on the  polishing; better to do it in several light passes than to cut through to the brass in one vigorous polish.
The screw heads and rivets are the first things to loose their plating.

Good luck.