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Re: Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

Jandyt — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:40:57 GMT

I was the dickhead who was roped into selling them. The only one I sold was the demo--- to my wife!
What a pile of cr*p. Yes, you could drill a hole in your ceiling as long as you didn't mind having half a ton of vacuum cleaner strapped to your back!
You could shine up the bottom of a copper based pan so it looked like a precious metal as long as you didn't mind spending the next three hours completing the whole pan!

Andy T.

Re: Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

9 LEE — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 17:29:28 GMT

jandyt:
I have two sticks of jewellers rouge in my garage! One coarse and one fine. They came with a Kirby vacuum cleaner I bought about 27 years ago. I'll give it a try and then report back.
Andy T.

Kirby !!

I remember being a kid, and seeing a bloke do a home demo sucking the gunky dust out of my parents bed with one!

They bought it, and it was used for about 6 months before they decided the 'Victorian' hoover look was not a good one.. Built like a brick privvy mind!

Lee

Re: Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

Puncher — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:21:20 GMT

designprof:

Thanks Puncher.
I think Brasso is a similar composition with a mild thinner added. It feels gritty to the touch and seems to work like rouge. My experience is with rouge in a paste-form that needs to be applied, rubbed in and then buffed out with a clean buffing wheel (on a moto-tool). Rouge also comes in various grits and, if I'm not mistaken, can also be used to clean glass (e.g. watch crystals), etc.
Rouge can be used on perspex as well...just be careful what grit you use. Brasso just seemed to be easier for me.

Jim

You're absolutely right - my answer was more directed to jandyt whose Serne (I believe) has real glass. As you say the coorect grade is everything! Maybe the best answer is to take it to a good watch Jeweller

Re: Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

designprof — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:16:03 GMT

Thanks Puncher.

I think Brasso is a similar composition with a mild thinner added. It feels gritty to the touch and seems to work like rouge. My experience is with rouge in a paste-form that needs to be applied, rubbed in and then buffed out with a clean buffing wheel (on a moto-tool). Rouge also comes in various grits and, if I'm not mistaken, can also be used to clean glass (e.g. watch crystals), etc.

Rouge can be used on perspex as well...just be careful what grit you use. Brasso just seemed to be easier for me.

Jim

Re: Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

Jandyt — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 14:15:22 GMT

I have two sticks of jewellers rouge in my garage! One coarse and one fine. They came with a Kirby vacuum cleaner I bought about 27 years ago. I'll give it a try and then report back.

Andy T.

Re: Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

Puncher — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:53:21 GMT

In our workshop they use what they call "Jewellers Rouge". Not sure if this is exactly the same stuff but it definitely sounds like it

Jewellers Rouge

Re: Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

Jandyt — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:31:10 GMT

Now we need something to sort out the small marks on a Serene glass.
I've tried all sorts to no avail

Andy T.

Using BRASSO to clean perspex/plastic lids

designprof — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:25:12 GMT

I am in the final stages of restoring a BeoCenter 2200. It was "saved" from a local Salvation Army Thrift Store but had taken quite a beating. The smoked-perspex covers had a number of scratches and two serious scuff marks. I had been reading a blog about using BRASSO to remove scratches and clean screens on iPods (http://todd.dailey.info/archives/2005/09/27/restore-your-ipod-nano-to-new-condition-with-a-4-can-of-brasso/) and decided to bite-the-bullet and try it.

Son of a gun...it worked! Here's the procedure:

Remove the perspex cover if possible. Apply the Brasso in sections using just your index finger. Create a wet slurry and rub in the direction of the scratch until it begins to dry. Then add some more brasso and apply with the finger again. (Try to avoid getting Brasso on any nearby aluminium). After doing a section, gently wash off the Brasso with a damp sponge...do this a number of times. The area looks foggy but can now be buffed clean with a microfibre cloth (the kind used for eyeglasses, etc.). If a scuff or scratch persists, work on that area again.

I was amazed how many surface scratches and scuffs could be removed this way. Of course, deep scratches are out of the question, but with some effort, even some major scuffs can be removed or, at least, reduced significantly.

While this worked well for me, try this at your own risk

Jim