Old 04-09-2012, 02:00 PM
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miriam
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Originally Posted by Glenn View Post
Miriam after you have cleaned and smoothed the finish as stated in the tut When it looks the the way you want it then lightly go over the decals with the same method to clean some of the brown shellac off to brighten them up. Now did your wrap rag finger in shellac and add a few drops of linseed oil ane apply in a circular motion to cover the decal with shellac then lightly go in one direction to remove the swirl marks of the shellac. Pick finger up go right to left pick finger up do this until you have removed the swirl marks. You can also go left to right if you like. You can apply shellac this way to the entire machine if you like to shine it up before waxing. Just let the shellac cure a few days before waxing. Skip
The rag sure did turn brown. Some of the decals were gone from the start. It does look a bunch better. That 'before' picture is after we took off the plumbing clamp that was holding a rigged up light - it was tough on the finish and decals up there. I'm wondering how many times it needs to be gone over?
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