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    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.



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    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

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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasmussen View Post
    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

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    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

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    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.

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    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.


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    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.
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    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

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    Quote Originally Posted by Rasmussen View Post
    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

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