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    Old 02-02-2014, 08:54 AM
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    Good news - I got the white off
    Good news - no decals damaged
    Bad news - it took off a lot of black
    Bad news - there is a line around where the white WAS.
    Bad news - dull place around that line
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    Old 02-02-2014, 09:24 AM
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    glenn how did you figure out to use spray n wash? What would even make you think of that. my mind just boggles up on you knowledge on how to clean these ol' SM
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    Old 02-02-2014, 12:34 PM
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    Originally Posted by wilburness
    glenn how did you figure out to use spray n wash? What would even make you think of that. my mind just boggles up on you knowledge on how to clean these ol' SM
    I think I heard this from my mother a long time ago and yes it does work. I learned a lot thru trial and error over many years and you only hear of the success not the failers LOL
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    Old 02-02-2014, 12:36 PM
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    Originally Posted by miriam
    Good news - I got the white off
    Good news - no decals damaged
    Bad news - it took off a lot of black
    Bad news - there is a line around where the white WAS.
    Bad news - dull place around that line
    Miriam lightly sand the line a dull area with very fine wet or dry paper using a little turps as a lub, clean with naptha and then french polish the area to bring back the shine
    PS the sanding will level the line out.
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    Originally Posted by Glenn
    Miriam lightly sand the line a dull area with very fine wet or dry paper using a little turps as a lub, clean with naptha and then french polish the area to bring back the shine
    PS the sanding will level the line out.
    fine sand paper or steel wool?
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    Old 02-02-2014, 01:20 PM
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    Originally Posted by miriam
    fine sand paper or steel wool?
    I never mentioned steel wool anywhere LOL Sand paper wet or dry, the sandpaper used on car finishes. I use 400 and 800 grit. I never use steel wool on the machine except the shiny metal parts.
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    Originally Posted by Glenn
    I never mentioned steel wool anywhere LOL Sand paper wet or dry, the sandpaper used on car finishes. I use 400 and 800 grit. I never use steel wool on the machine except the shiny metal parts.
    just my blonde streak - makin' sure
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    Originally Posted by miriam
    just my blonde streak - makin' sure
    You are forgiven this time.
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    Originally Posted by Glenn
    ... you only hear of the success not the failures LOL Skip
    I SO understand this. When I do shows with my Armor, I get lots of "wow, i tried like 4 or 5 times and couldn't get that right". I have started taking my box of failures showing the evolution of the attempts, 15 maybe 20 iterations to get it right... People are shocked that i failed so much. I said any "master" has...

    My Great-Grandfather was a carpenter and used to tell my Grandfather that the only difference between a craftsman and a failure was quiting....
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    The only real failure is the failure to try.

    Success is a lousy teacher. It seduces smart people into thinking they can't lose.

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