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02-23-2012, 10:52 PM #1
Dubl Duck Wonderedge HELP!!!
Ok, I am restoring a DD Wonderedge/Pearlduck, my first restore by the way. I was using my finger to apply compound to clean the brass "Wonderedge" wording on one side of the scales. The bottom edge of thr wording was lifting off the scale a bit and I was worried that the cloth would catch the edge and pull it off completely. I would then gently wipe the scale with the cloth.
It was working fine. No damage. Although I was having trouble removing the excess compound from inside of the letters. So I carefully used an old toothbrush, in a circular motion, to get it out. Well eventually the toothbrush did what I was afraid the cloth would do. The wording came off completely.
Has anyone had any experience with replacing brass pieces? What can I use to affix it back to the scale?
Also, I wiped the blade with alcohol after sanding one evening before I went to bed (I read to do this afterwards to avoid tarnishing(?) on a thread here but I cannot remember which one now). Some of the alcohol spread to the scales and the scales turned white and, for lack of a better way to describe it, frosted. I was able to remove the frosted apperance with no real damage to the scales. However, the scales now lack the luster that they once had. Can the scales be polished to bring back the luster as well?