From the pic, I would say all it needs is a light cleaning. Start with just a metal polish, like Never Dull, then move to something more aggressive like flitz or Maas. then steel wool and WD-40. Last resort... "Sand paper"!! But that's JMO
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From the pic, I would say all it needs is a light cleaning. Start with just a metal polish, like Never Dull, then move to something more aggressive like flitz or Maas. then steel wool and WD-40. Last resort... "Sand paper"!! But that's JMO
Try "outback's" solution first....
I would suggest that you would use a sanding film around a wine cork. My reasoning and experience is that the film does not flex into the etch. and I have done quite a few. Use either water or a bit of liquid soap...you may use WD-40 if you wish.The blade looks good to start with 600 grit or so. do one set of sandings along the blade and the finals across the blade, edge to spine..
However you do it keeping the swarf from sloping the side walls of the etch is important. That is why I like liquid soap so I can rinse the blade and abrasive, often.
Buff carefully, by hand with a good car polish or what you normally use for a final glow on your previous projects!
Have fun!
~Richard
Thanks for the replies guys. I had a chat with the wife as well and she agrees to leave it as is for this one. Geezer I do like that idea though so gonna keep it for a future restore.
Spent the wee while reshaping the scales and wanted to get a rough idea of how it will look.
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looks like a good fit. Needs a lot of finishing and a spacer though
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Little update on my Fred Reynolds. Mirror polish/leather scales all cleaned up. This one wasn't so bad but a lot of deep scratches on the front that i sanded out. Just going to repin and hone it now. Waiting for my order from Maggards to come in with my scale blanks to finish my American eagle W&B next.
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Very nice work, cool that you kept the leather scales.
Well after servicing my front forks of my HD I lowered the bike down and when I slid the Harbor Freight Lift out the rubber pad on one side slid off.
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So I went about cleaning off the Made by the C. H. Ina Companies 'adhesive'. A little paint thinner did the trick.
I then used Barges Adhesive (contact cement) to re-install the rubber pad. I did run into a small problem as the rubber nibs wouldn't go though the holes by just hammering on them with the rubber mallet/so I used the ball end of a ball peen hammer on top and punched them in with the rubber mallet. Then all of the rubber was hammered down with the rubber mallet and I think I got a real good contact.
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All is well now!
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Well all is well until the other side slides off, but I'll deal with that when the time comes! :w