[Milsurplus] Black Wrinkle Finish

[Bruce Gentry]

Over 45 years ago when I was in high school, I would scrub dirt off 
wrinkle finish items with a soft brush and dishwasher detergent, rinse 
and dry thououghly, and apply a thin coat of Klear floor wax. It looked 
great.

      Bruce Gentry, KA2IVY


On 11/11/15 9:29 PM, Al Klase wrote:
> Gary,
>
> That scares me. As I recall, (at least in the old days) Easy Off 
> contains lye that coverts the grease in your oven to soap, so you can 
> wipe it off.
> Lye etches aluminum!
>
> I'm pretty happy with GoJo and a soft brush.
>
> Al
>
> Al Klase – N3FRQ
> Jersey City, NJ
> http://www.skywaves.ar88.net/
>
> On 11/11/2015 9:17 PM, Gary Pewitt wrote:
>> I use Easy Off oven cleaner spray. It takes off grease and dirt and 
>> leaves the paint underneath in perfect condition.
>>
>> On 11/11/2015 07:56 PM, Richard wrote:
>>> I use "OZ Cream Polish," with excellent results. I have a TBW which 
>>> must have been stored outdoors as it looked awful with white 
>>> patches. Now it is jet-black, if not quite like new it is very 
>>> acceptable.
>>>
>>> Richard, AA1P
>>>
>>> On 11/11/2015 11:43 AM, Joe Connor via Milsurplus wrote:
>>>> What do you folks use to clean and polish black wrinkle finishes? 
>>>> At hamfests, some of these old sets look brand new.
>>>> Joe Connor
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