Well I picked up another 12/0 for a pet project of mine, looks a little rough but we'll see what we can do in the upcoming days. I plan on cleaning her up, new drag stack and a double dog treatment. So we will see what we get from this old lady in the upcoming days.
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That Old lady has plenty of life left in her. I love the 12/0. It is my favorite Senator. Keep us posted Dog. ;)
Got her all cleaned up new drags and waiting on some ss dogs, she is getting pretty.
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Nice job!
You got those side plates shining nicely, and the wear on the internals looks minimal (from what I can make out).
Yes this reel cleaned up really well and was in better shape than the initial photos showed. Once she is double dogged she will be a real kicker.
Great job on the cleanup. She looks good.
Awesome William! ;)
A Keta Krank will really set it off! :P
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Yup it sure will gotta get one a little later.
I am expecting a giant order from Lee any Day. We can work something out. ;D
That will work. Keep in touch.
Your going to have to wear sunglasses when you use it :)
Rgds
Mark
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8) Got em on!
Hey salty what did you use to clean up those side plates and all the chrome parts?? I bought a 9/0 that's in similar condition. Here she is
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I just use Turtle wax Chrome polish.
Well for the cleanup I cleaned everything in heavy Dawn dish liquid and warm water, let it soak for thirty minutes and use a soft toothbrush with more dawn. Elbow grease, then I put everything into a plastic container to soak in orange degreaser for ten minutes then scrub again with toothbrush and warm water. Hand dry everything and blow out with compressed air to finish.
On the side plates I also use corrosion x and a soft cloth to get them back to shiny again, sometimes with sun and wear damage you have to let the corrosion x sit on the plate for a while to let it do it's work. You will probably will go thru a couple rags. To help keep side plates in good shape and the reel in general it doesn't hurt to wipe the entire reel down in this way after every trip.
The inside parts I use metal polish and a dremel tool to polish to a high sheen, a step you really don't have to do but I do it. Do not use a dremel tool on the side plates! Some people do it differently but I prefer to use chemicals that are softer to not only the reel but to me too. I do a lot of my work in the house still so chemical smell is not gonna work.
Hope this helps.