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Post by jachawk on Jul 4, 2020 13:29:21 GMT
Just at the moment i'm in the middle of sorting out a Thorens TD160, the usual stuff a new plinth coz the original one is so crap it's laughable, I mean you can barely fit an arm into it and if you can it bottoms out not allowing the springs to work, anyway enough of the TD160's shortcomings, the 2 decks i have both have very grey looking platters and under close inspection the outer ring isn't smooth but has very fine grooves very similar to the grooves of an LP cut into it, i went online to see what would be the best way to remove the tarnish and get it shining again, the only video i found was from the U.S. and the guy recommended a bench polisher with all sorts of different grades of paste and polishing wheels.
Bollocks to that i though i'm not investing in all that kit just to polish the platter and i was about to start looking for a local metalworkers who could do it for me when I remembered Duraglit, as i recalled back to my youth I remembered this stuff could even make a turd shine, so i ordered a tin and it arrived this morning. Well talk about taking me back, the first whiff reminded me of the hours i'd spend cleaning my bike and polishing all the chrome and the spokes, 20 minutes later the platter is shining like new, i'm literally black, but what great stuff it is and not as common as it was in my youth when literally every household had a tin.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 4, 2020 13:31:25 GMT
Duraglit and Brasso are essential for any bloke's garage!
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 4, 2020 13:42:34 GMT
Yes I used Brasso on my deck's phosphor bronze platter - was always very satisfying seeing it gleam!
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Post by Slinger on Jul 4, 2020 14:03:15 GMT
Don't forget Brasso's cousin, Silvo.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 4, 2020 14:06:24 GMT
I don't remember that, but I do remember different grades of Duraglit.
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Post by jachawk on Jul 4, 2020 14:08:48 GMT
I wonder if there's any difference between Brasso, Silvo and Duraglit?
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Post by MartinT on Jul 4, 2020 14:10:06 GMT
Brasso is a liquid while Duraglit is a kind of wadding.
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 4, 2020 14:12:37 GMT
Brasso is available as a wadding.
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Post by jachawk on Jul 4, 2020 14:22:11 GMT
Brasso is available as a wadding. Yeah all three are, i wonder if there's any difference? |
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Post by julesd68 on Jul 4, 2020 14:27:34 GMT
I can't say for sure but in theory Silvo should be much less abrasive than the other two to protect the patina of antique silver.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 4, 2020 14:35:57 GMT
Ah, I only ever used the Brasso liquid. It's good stuff.
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Post by Slinger on Jul 4, 2020 14:52:46 GMT
I can't say for sure but in theory Silvo should be much less abrasive than the other two to protect the patina of antique silver. The "key" would appear to be "Aliphatic Hydrocarbons" in that case. Brasso has >30% Aliphatic Hydrocarbons whereas Silvo contains 5% - 15% of the same. Just to confuse the issue now:   It appears that Duraglit is now a generic European name for both Brasso and Silvo. Of course, there used to be three "versions" of the original Duraglit...  Confused enough yet?  |
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Post by Tim on Jul 4, 2020 15:05:07 GMT
I wonder if there's any difference between Brasso, Silvo and Duraglit? Well I do know you can strain Brasso through a few slices of white bread, then drink it - you can't do that with Duraglit wadding 
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Post by pre65 on Jul 4, 2020 15:13:34 GMT
Real bikers used Solvol Autosol to polish aluminium in days of yore.
And I remember one aluminium polish, in a blue plastic container, Belgom Alu.
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Post by Mr Whippy on Jul 4, 2020 16:33:54 GMT
I use it all the time. I've got a jar at me feet. It's all I used to use for the platter when I had my 160. It's good for polishing the cover as well and taking out scratches. I get it from Asda.
If you want to sand/polish, wet & dry pads used wet with soap are pretty effective, depending what you're working on. You can get packs of ten for about £8 typically. Grit values are typically 60, 80, and 120 being fine. You can get 220 which is ultra fine. Been using them on the pitted anodised face plate of a Roksan power supply recently.
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Post by MartinT on Jul 4, 2020 17:08:19 GMT
I remember my friends and I using Duraglit as a child to get pennies really shiny. There was no shortage of it as my Dad was an antique restorer.
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Post by jachawk on Jul 5, 2020 8:59:14 GMT
It's the smell of the stuff that takes me back to the 70's, It's strange how obscure things like a forgotten smell can invoke such vivid recollections, i must be getting old.......
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Post by MartinT on Jul 5, 2020 9:31:21 GMT
Ah, but you're younger than me  |
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Post by jachawk on Jul 5, 2020 9:35:04 GMT
Ah, but you're younger than me i suppose there's always a bright side |
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Post by Tim on Jul 5, 2020 9:47:51 GMT
Brasso liquid has revived many a scratched charity shop CD for me, it's great stuff.
Can't remember seeing Duraglit on the shelves for awhile now, but then I've not looked for it.
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