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Latest post 05-24-2007 1:33 AM by Doman. 4 replies.
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  • 05-18-2007 4:26 PM

    • Doman
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    How to polish a pair of bl8000?

    Hi there!

    It´s time to polish my pair of bl8000. I got some small marks at them, nothing deep, but quite noticable. How do I easiest get rid of them and get that sparkling finish at the same time? I read some threads in a garage-forum where they used rotary hammers and stuff, maybe a bit overkill for my precious. Autosol maybe?

    Best regards

    /Doman

     

     

     

     

    Proud owner of bs9000, bc6000, bl8000, bl4, DeToma X501
  • 05-18-2007 4:51 PM In reply to

    Re: How to polish a pair of bl8000?

    I would leave well alone and stop looking at the back of them!!

    The problem with polishing is that you will destroy the anodised finish over a large area and it will never match the rest of the cabinet. So, instead of a small mark you will end up with a big one.

    Regards Graham

  • 05-18-2007 5:59 PM In reply to

    • Tom
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    Re: How to polish a pair of bl8000?

    I would not touch my BL8000 with anything than a dry cloth. No chemicals, you "do them more bad than good". Leave them as they are and listen to them instead of watching at them (although they really a beautiful)

    Music washes away from the soul the dust of everyday life. - Berthold Auerbach

  • 05-18-2007 7:53 PM In reply to

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    Re: How to polish a pair of bl8000?

    Agreed. You are wasting your time trying to polish them, they will look awful if you try with any kind of abrasive or strong solvent.

    If you have a really bad mark on them, i'd suggest re-casing by your local B&O engineer/dealer. Otherwise - leave well alone.

    Sorry if this isn't what you want to hear, but theres nothing worse than having the best intentions and ruining your B&O.  On his first day, Matt (LifeStyle AV) cleaned a mark off the front of a Beolab 2000 with thinners!!  Of course, it melted the grey plastic, but thankfully i laughed and counted it as a valuable lesson in being very careful with B&O.

    He has since gone on to be a star employee by the way. Laughing

    Lee 

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  • 05-24-2007 1:33 AM In reply to

    • Doman
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    Re: How to polish a pair of bl8000?

     

    Ok, thanks for your advices! Fortunatelly there is no big issues. Good that I asked somebody before I started to experiment :)

     

    Proud owner of bs9000, bc6000, bl8000, bl4, DeToma X501
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