[Boatanchors] Wrinkle finish cleaning and restoration

[Barry H]

Waterless hand cleaner should do the trick if the paint is otherwise in good shape.  

However, one caution.  Last time I went to buy some, there were two kinds -- with and without abrasive (probably pumice).  In most cases, you want the original without that -- as in restoring wrinkle finish.

One concern about using waterless hand cleaner on wrinkle paint is that it might leave an oily residue.  That could be a problem if it turns out that it needs a light color re-coat if the cleaner doesn't do the trick. Not sure how you can degrease the surface without attacking the paint, if it came to that.

Anyway, read the label before grabbing the Go-Jo and similar products off the shelf.  Make sure you get the one without abrasive -- unless, for some reason, that's what you want.

Barry


-- "Al Parker" <anchor at ec.rr.com> wrote:
Hi Ed,
    John, K5MO, recommended Go-Jo waterless hand cleaner and a toothbrush.
I"ve tried it and it works great.
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ed" <eh54 at sbcglobal.net>
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Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:48 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Wrinkle finish cleaning and restoration


> I have a wrinkle finish cabinet that is basically old and dirty. I
really
> don't want to strip and repaint it, any suggestions for cleaning and
> bringing some color back without destroying the wrinkle finish?
> Ed-KV5I
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