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What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite?

Ron Ramirez
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05-19-2016, 08:47 AM

See if you can find the old formula Brasso (in a metal can). It is great for polishing Bakelite.

I've also tried Mother's Mag & Aluminum Polish and it worked surprisingly well. It was a situation where I was in a hurry...the can of Mother's was sitting there...I tried it and it worked...and as a bonus, it leaves far less residue than the Brasso does.

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What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-19-2016, 08:39 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Ron Ramirez - 05-19-2016, 08:47 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-19-2016, 08:48 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Ron Ramirez - 05-19-2016, 08:51 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by klondike98 - 05-19-2016, 08:53 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-19-2016, 09:02 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by sdradioman - 05-19-2016, 08:28 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-19-2016, 08:57 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by KCMike - 05-19-2016, 10:02 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Ron Ramirez - 05-19-2016, 10:04 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by KCMike - 05-19-2016, 10:11 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Eliot Ness - 05-20-2016, 12:00 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Ron Ramirez - 05-20-2016, 08:13 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Eliot Ness - 05-21-2016, 01:31 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-19-2016, 10:33 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Squire - 05-20-2016, 02:29 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-20-2016, 07:12 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-20-2016, 08:31 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Ron Ramirez - 05-20-2016, 08:49 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-20-2016, 09:01 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Ron Ramirez - 05-20-2016, 09:25 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-20-2016, 09:40 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Squire - 05-21-2016, 02:02 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Eliot Ness - 05-21-2016, 03:47 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-21-2016, 09:24 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Squire - 05-21-2016, 10:42 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-22-2016, 10:34 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Eliot Ness - 05-22-2016, 11:33 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-22-2016, 11:44 AM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by Squire - 05-22-2016, 12:19 PM

RE: What do I use to clean and polish brown backelite? - by morzh - 05-22-2016, 01:26 PM

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