..... that have troubled fishermen since the dawn of time. or at least since the dawn of modern appliances.
first, can you clean your reels in the dishwasher? and second, if you get caught, what will your wife do?
well, i had a few hours at home before work this morning. i was looking at a box of reels that i got in the mail and figured that these really needed a good cleaning. with half a load of morning breakfast dishes and my wife out for a few hours, i seized the opportunity.
(http://alantani.com/gallery/3/1_30_08_10_11_27_42_1.jpeg)
the dishwasher ran through the wash and rinse cycle, and started to dry. then, i heard the three words that a misbehaving husband fears the most. "honey, i'm home!!!" the first questions she asks is why the dishwasher is going. how do they know?
(http://alantani.com/gallery/3/1_30_08_10_11_32_25_0.jpeg)
fortunately, she has a sense of humor. and lousy aim!
(http://alantani.com/gallery/3/1_30_08_10_11_32_27_1.jpeg)
unfortunately, one dishwasher cycle did nothing to remove the corrosion on these old penns.
(http://alantani.com/gallery/3/1_30_08_10_11_27_47_3.jpeg)
i was lucky this time. kids, don't try this at home.........
Yuck! Time to bring out the brass brush and chrome polish.
I powder-paint my own lead heads and jig heads, and curing requires time in the oven. So now I've been told to look for a used toaster oven.
Friends don't let their friends get caught! :o ::) ;D
Cheers,
Rob
Hi Alan - have you tried soaking corroded parts in C.L.R? It seems to remove the corrosion without taking any extra chome or paint with it.
Now that's funny. I presume this wasn't the first time, and she probably knew that you had done it before. By the way, I gotta drop by. I keep on forgetting to give you your Newell schematics back.
Absolute classic, Alan. Sounds like a Seinfeld episode in real life. ;D
Cheers, T
Alan,
You're a brave man, and your wife's a good sport. We already know your wife's a good sport cause she let's you play with us almost every day:) On the other hand, speaking only for myself, "Boy, it's good to be single"... I can toast, freeze, dish wash, melt, cut, use wicked chemicals all hours of the night and no naggin' ! However, I do have to wash my own stinky clothes and prepare my own meals. Screw it, I make a mean sandwich and I have a laundry delivery service.
You did answer an age old question for many of us not man/crazy enough to try it, thanks for that!
Dom
My wife owns a Bobbit knife.
Keta,
In that case I'll speak for all of us... Don't try it! :-[
Has anyone tried out Bar Keepers Friend? I used it on a reel seat and it seemed to remove the corrosion and polish it up pretty nicely. Anyone else tried it?
QuoteAbsolute classic, Alan. Sounds like a Seinfeld episode in real life.
LMAO
Bar Keeper's Friend is my weapon of choice for the salt-disfigurement that mars my old Abe and Al brass/chrome flashers. It gives them a quick matte polish, and Brasso restores the shine. If I just use Brasso, it takes forever to get the salt rash off.
"My wife owns a Bobbit knife" holy carp, that's FUNNY!!!!!!!!!!!
Laughed so hard brought tears to my eyes!
Nice try Alan
Hey!! At least you tried.Some of us know better than to to even try that.Good stuff.
p.s. those were some sad looking reels,hope they came out good.
I tried getting the dishwasher to do a couple of mine... but she refused.
easier to ask forgivness than permission. ;D
I came across this old post and got my Laugh for the evening!
Quote from: kallitype on January 17, 2011, 03:53:49 PM
Bar Keeper's Friend is my weapon of choice...
Hmm, excellent idea! (The Bar Keepers Friend, not the dishwasher... ahem.) Which is preferable, the powder or liquid? :)
~
A~
A wise man told me once " Before you do anything, think how it could end badly." ;D
Rgds
Mark
:D
Classic post. Sticky worthy.
I use Never Dull on corroded reel parts. Buy a can at the auto parts store, it lasts forever!
I use an old watch cleaner for nasty internals. Load up the baskets, set the timer, go work on something else.
Simple green will work wonders on that corrosion! ;)
Quote from: johndtuttle on May 04, 2014, 09:44:12 PM
:D
Classic post. Sticky worthy.
yeah, but sometimes my wife lurks around here..... ;D
Today i used quadruple ought steel wool on the side rings and posts of my new to me 12/0, it shined up fantastically! How do you keep the previously corroded areas from corroding again ?
I am a fairly young pup, but i learned a long time ago, dirty garage stuff stays in the garage. " clean" garage stuff goes BACK in the garage when done! Dishwasher and oven are off limits.
crackerman,
Don't think I contradict everything you say to be the reel police. I just try to help out wherever I can and spend way too much time on this site. I wouldn't use steel wool on any of the chrome plated brass. Sure, it may shine it right up, but you are inviting further corrosion from its abrasive nature.
If I have some corrosion that can't be easily removed by using chrome polish, I soak it in simple green for a day or two and it comes off like magic with a soft toothbrush.
When I go through a reel and put it back together, I grease everything with penn blue. When I'm done, I wipe the reel off the best I can and it leaves a small layer of this on the reel. That is protection enough for me. If I take it to the Ocean, Its going to get the same treatment when I get back. Even after one trip. By the way, I mailed your Delrin yesterday. Enjoy! ;)
crud, the oven is off limits?????? i need to dry all that brass that i'm going to tumble. got a wet tumbler and the stainless steel pins. gotta dry the brass after i separate out all the pins and rinse everything out. i was gonna sneak it into the oven. do you really thing she's mind???
Better make sure there were no misfires or 'hot' primers in the mix, before you turn up the heat. Might really spark some fireworks at home.
Quote from: Shark Hunter on July 25, 2014, 06:19:08 AM
crackerman,
Don't think I contradict everything you say to be the reel police. I just try to help out wherever I can and spend way too much time on this site. I wouldn't use steel wool on any of the chrome plated brass. Sure, it may shine it right up, but you are inviting further corrosion from its abrasive nature.
If I have some corrosion that can't be easily removed by using chrome polish, I soak it in simple green for a day or two and it comes off like magic with a soft toothbrush.
When I go through a reel and put it back together, I grease everything with penn blue. When I'm done, I wipe the reel off the best I can and it leaves a small layer of this on the reel. That is protection enough for me. If I take it to the Ocean, Its going to get the same treatment when I get back. Even after one trip. By the way, I mailed your Delrin yesterday. Enjoy! ;)
like I said before, I am fairly new to the reel game, and this helps me a lot! I couldn't find any yamalube locally, so I picked up some marine grease by silkolene that is ok'd to be a "drop in" it sure looks a lot different than the mystik red I was thinking of using.
Coming from the automotive world, the steel wool is an acceptable way to clean and shine chrome up, but constant maintenance is always needed, due to pits already present. I will try that chrome polish on the 113hlw I will go through next.
I also leave a layer of grease on the reel, its thin, and wont leave a mess on the hands, but I can feel it still.
Thanks for the delrin! I just got my reel parts in yesterday, and assembled it with the ht100 under the stack with a deburred gear sleeve it seems pretty smooth, with a 9+1 stack I whipped up. but I would like to try it against a 9+0 stack with the delrin. the line that's on the reel is older 80lb and it couldn't take the star wheel being cranked down. With new 130lb I ought to be able to lean on it.
and if anyone hasn't tried it yet, the 14/0 handle on a 12/0 is a blessing!
Quote from: alantani on July 25, 2014, 07:25:03 AM
crud, the oven is off limits?????? i need to dry all that brass that i'm going to tumble. got a wet tumbler and the stainless steel pins. gotta dry the brass after i separate out all the pins and rinse everything out. i was gonna sneak it into the oven. do you really thing she's mind???
Yes
Rgds
Mark
you guys are no fun..... :-\
Alan, I'm sure she won't mind. Please post a video with audio. ;) ;D You can always do what I do. Wait for her to go out of town for a few days. Most of the time the smells have aired out by the time she gets back. :o Bob