BillyJack
06-17-2013, 04:48 PM
It was raining most of the day Sunday in the 'burgh, so there wasn't much opportunity to do any detailing-related projects in the driveway. Sitting on a stool at my workbench, I decided to do a little Dad's Day detailing in memory of my late father.
One of the items I kept after his passing was a section of his 50's era tool cabinet. Like most flat-rate mechanics, he'd wipe his tools off with a solvent-dampened shop rag, occasionally giving the toolbox a wipe with the same rag. 50+ years of greasy hands mandated a deep cleaning but non-abrasive AIO, so I tried a test spot with DG501.
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee388/kaminokids/Detail%20Forum%20Pics/aa8945f3-376c-4868-ab3d-e0c1d839a4f5.jpg
It took multiple passes with a 3" orange pad on my GG, but we were making some progress without removing an undue amount of old finish
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee388/kaminokids/Detail%20Forum%20Pics/1500e7b9-3f98-43c9-b9e5-d127ab4ad8e4.jpg
Eventually we got it reasonably clean, so it was time to reattach the newly polished hardware and give it a coat of the most durable wax on my shelf, Collinite 476.http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee388/kaminokids/Detail%20Forum%20Pics/df054624-eb5f-4bce-a492-b7c994a1e515.jpg
Still looks a bit war-torn, but it's now ready for another 50 years.
Bill
One of the items I kept after his passing was a section of his 50's era tool cabinet. Like most flat-rate mechanics, he'd wipe his tools off with a solvent-dampened shop rag, occasionally giving the toolbox a wipe with the same rag. 50+ years of greasy hands mandated a deep cleaning but non-abrasive AIO, so I tried a test spot with DG501.
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee388/kaminokids/Detail%20Forum%20Pics/aa8945f3-376c-4868-ab3d-e0c1d839a4f5.jpg
It took multiple passes with a 3" orange pad on my GG, but we were making some progress without removing an undue amount of old finish
http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee388/kaminokids/Detail%20Forum%20Pics/1500e7b9-3f98-43c9-b9e5-d127ab4ad8e4.jpg
Eventually we got it reasonably clean, so it was time to reattach the newly polished hardware and give it a coat of the most durable wax on my shelf, Collinite 476.http://i1225.photobucket.com/albums/ee388/kaminokids/Detail%20Forum%20Pics/df054624-eb5f-4bce-a492-b7c994a1e515.jpg
Still looks a bit war-torn, but it's now ready for another 50 years.
Bill