[ARC5] [Boatanchors] Revenge of the Bubbles

[Scott Robinson]

About Bakelite:

In my  experience any soapy cleaner will dull a Bakelite surface, and 
Windex does it, too.

Plain old Carnuba car wax will bring back just he right amount of shine 
and seems very durable, too.

FWIW,

Scott Robinson

On 3/28/20 8:33 AM, Rob Atkinson wrote:
> Also, there are some cleaners, Formula 409 is one I think, that strip
> off the thin shiny coating on bakelite.   It's a good idea to have
> some sacrificial surface to test on.
> 
> Rob
> K5UJ
> 
> On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 10:24 AM MICHAEL BITTNER <mmab at cox.net> wrote:
>>
>> FWIW, beware of Simple Green when cleaning radio knobs.  Some knobs (especially antique ones) are made of hard rubber rather than Bakelite.  A few hours soak in Simple Green will make the crudiest Bakelite knob shine like new, but will eat the surface right off of a hard rubber knob.  Mike, W6MAB
>>
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