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Thread: Polishing crusty old 4.5" Cartridges??

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    Quote Originally Posted by xgnr View Post

    Maybe get an attachment for the home drill with some sort of polish? DO NOT use any form of 2000 grit polishing paper etc.
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    lol tried that, almost as slow as using brasso!

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    Quote Originally Posted by sAsLEX View Post
    some sort of soap like stuff to polish them up.
    "Buffing paste".
    Shiny brass means that it must be re-polished regularly. Bugger that. Might as well go and paint fucking stones and put them all along the pathways as well.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Swoop View Post
    "Buffing paste".
    Shiny brass means that it must be re-polished regularly. Bugger that. Might as well go and paint fucking stones and put them all along the pathways as well.
    Brightwork should be done daily for rounds!

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    i think I have a buffer wheel, but no brasso, your welcome to try it

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    ok here's how you really do it- an email from a friend of mine still in the puss (gunner)

    bro the best way to bring it up so it will look oh so damn fine is with a lathe. put it on a lathe and use fine grit sand-paper (wet and dry) on it. sand it until the crap comes off (doesnt take too long) and coz the sand-paper is fine, it doesnt damage it. once all the old crappy looking colour has been removed (and after some extra detail attention to the top where it looks like the top of a jam jar of something), grab some brasso and a rag (while still on the lathe) and polish it up from there. it doesnt take too long (an hour and youll have the shiniest cartridge in the country). after you have done that, you could give it another brasso the opposite way to what you did on the lathe or put some more elbow into it and then (if available) apply some lacker to the cratridge so it has a sealed application and hopefully, there is your most perfect and proud piece of naval inventory hahaha. hope that helps bro..........
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    Quote Originally Posted by sAsLEX View Post
    There are some brass ones about of these.....
    I know i've got one they would have run out by now surely? they were phazing them out when I was in....
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    OK, this from a dude who owns a heavy engineering company. They do Brass doors, stair and bar rails.

    "Once the polishing is done, DON'T use spray laquer - that stuff is hard and chips when rings or belt buckles come into contact with it. Get a really good quality creme silicone polish and deal to it with that. The more applications the better is the sealing from oxidation. That's why commercial brass door furniture always looks so good."

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    Quote Originally Posted by sAsLEX View Post
    Brightwork should be done daily for rounds!
    Brightwork.....shit man havnt herd that term since I was in the clink........both times!!
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