28 Nov
2006
28 Nov
'06
4:04 p.m.
--- Chuck Guzis <cclist at sydex.com> wrote:
Actually a wax and ferric oxide. Very gentle--I can
polish an
instrument having only 6-9 microns of silver plate
to a brilliant
mirror-like shine using a 3 hp buffer using 8"
cotton wheels charged
with rouge without damaging the instrument. Abuse,
of course, is
possible with any power treatment.
Ok, rust and wax then :D. So do you buy jeweler's
rouge these days, in anything other then the sticks
you get at Sears (a whole package of sticks that come
in different colors, presumably for difference degrees
of courseness).
But stay away from Brasso. If you must, use
something like
Simichrome or Hagerty's Silver polish. All leave
behind a bit of wax
as a tarnish retardant.
I've used it to clean some heavily oxidized .064"
brass sheets. Worked fine for that application. I
don't see how anything that leaves behind a residue
can be a good thing though, especially with
electronics (and with machine tools too, where
dimensions are critical).
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