Thread: Fixing some old scales, what do I do

Hello

I was thinking of restoring the finish of these scales but I have no idea at all of what I need and what to start with. I'll probably buff upp the blade while I'm at it but that is a different story
The scales are plastic and in good shape besides the fact that they have a slight green tint now.

They are probably Bakelite..

The Green/Brown tint is actually oxidation, I would try cleaning and buffing first... It will take multiple times to get them Black again, myself I would use Flitz to start with and maybe end with MAAS

If you don't care about the name then start with sandpaper and end with MAAS

So it is some Mr Miyagi time that I can look forward to
If possible I'd like to keep the name on them, but I guess we'll just have to see how that goes. And now off the see if I can find something usesul here..

Thanks alot for the advice

//andreas

Originally Posted by Rasmussen

So it is some Mr Miyagi time that I can look forward to

Wax on Wax off oh man you do not know how many times I have thought that

Well, since the amount of useful substances at home was at a minimum I did the next best ting and took some car polish.
Works like a charm

Good Show!! Toothpaste is also a simple do while ignoring TV item. A bit on the fingertips and rub while spacing out. A couple applications do the job. Maas or blue magic headlight polish, Flitz, or Mothers' all work well.

And here we got the final reslut, it was a pain to get the text anywhere near acceptable but it turned out ok after a few tries.

Very well done! That looks very nice.
I have added plastic model paint to the surface of a post card and evened it out across the card. I then pressed the thin layer of still wet paint against the raised surface.
~Richard

Thanks Richard

Good idea that I must admit, simple and effective.
Tho this text isn'r rasied but whatver the opposite is called, can't find the word at the moment (indented?). I used a toothpick to fill in the text but that just smeared it all over anyway so I left it to dry and then started polishing to ger rid of the exess paint. Took a few tries to not remove to much.

//a

Originally Posted by Rasmussen

Thanks Richard
Good idea that I must admit, simple and effective.
Tho this text isn'r rasied but whatver the opposite is called, can't find the word at the moment (indented?). I used a toothpick to fill in the text but that just smeared it all over anyway so I left it to dry and then started polishing to ger rid of the exess paint. Took a few tries to not remove to much.//a

You done good! I do something similar. I buy the enamel ball paint pens and do as you did! A very fine sandpaper and polishing completes the application the next day.
~Richard