[Boatanchors] Wrinkle finish cleaning and restoration

[Garey Barrell]

I've been using GoJo for years.  The "white" version is the good stuff, 
the "orange" is the abrasive type.  It's a little grittier than pumice.  
Orange is good for cleaning a bare chassis, or anything else that can 
stand a little light "rubbing compound" treatment.

The "oily residue" is Lanolin, to keep your hands soft.......  It's also 
what gives a wrinkle finish that nice, "new" look after treatment.  
Fortunately it's just a little oily, and will wash off with detergent 
and water, unlike things like "Armor-all" (sometimes recommended for 
this purpose) which contain silicones, which DO NOT COME OFF easily and 
which paint WILL NOT stick to.

73, Garey - K4OAH
Atlanta

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Barry H wrote:

>Waterless hand cleaner should do the trick if the paint is otherwise in good shape.  
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>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.
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>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.
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>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.
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>Barry
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>-- "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>
>To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
>Sent: Thursday, March 02, 2006 8:48 PM
>Subject: [Boatanchors] Wrinkle finish cleaning and restoration
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>>I have a wrinkle finish cabinet that is basically old and dirty. I
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>really
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>>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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