Thread: Wostenholm Pipe

Here's a few more pics.

Yeah, I have to agree with Maladroit. I thinking it were me I would use some 3M or a comparable metal polish and a rag, buff that blade up, use a set of nail buffer sponges on that horn and hone that beauty up. As good as that thing is a little spit and polish would be as far as I would go...if it were me that is.

I would work hard at preserving that etch. Maybe cover it while you are doing any other work.

I have found that the 3M on a sock or other soft towel works well at cleaning up an etch without fading or removing it. It's a bit pricey but well worth the money.

Edit: for those who are not already acquainted with it, the "3M" I'm referring to is 3M Marine Metal Restorer and Polish.

https://marinepartssource.com/3m-090...RoCbcgQAvD_BwE

Originally Posted by PaulFLUS

I have found that the 3M on a sock or other soft towel works well at cleaning up an etch without fading or removing it. It's a bit pricey but well worth the money.

Edit: for those who are not already acquainted with it, the "3M" I'm referring to is 3M Marine Metal Restorer and Polish.

Would it remove the background frosting tho ?

Yeah that etch is not so bad. I would go light like Maas or Renaissance Pre-lim.
I have some old wedges similar, now that I think about it.

A very old period in time when the front side was much more refined than the back.
A hunk of steel!

Originally Posted by onimaru55

Would it remove the background frosting tho ?

It shouldn't. Not unless you scrub hard I guess. I have used it to clean etched blades and it did not remove the frosted relief. Of course I was careful and cautious to try it for that reason. I think it is best used on a clean cloth to avoid any residual you might have picked up from another blade. I use a shop towel repeatedly to clean really dirty blades and for that it works well; probably picks up grit that acts as an abrasive. I would avoid that for the etch though. Like any cleaning product advises try it on a small, inconspicuous area first.