Has anyone got any favourite hints/techniques for smartening up a rather
tatty turntable lid? I'm a bit worried about setting to with the Brasso and
just making it worse.

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Triffid wrote:

Has anyone got any favourite hints/techniques for smartening up a
rather tatty turntable lid? I'm a bit worried about setting to with
the Brasso and just making it worse.

Never tried it myself, but I once knew someone who would polish perspex with
stuff like Brasso. ISTR he said that it had to be worked slowly with
ever-finer compounds until it became clear and glass-like.

Depending on the condition, an alternative might be to spray it with
something like clear acrylic lacquer. Need to make sure the surface is
completely clean and grease-free, but I have no idea what solvent will
reliably clean it without leaving a residue or damaging the material.
Methylated spirit is a good degreaser but might not be suitable - it's used
to loosen dried acrylic paint from paint brushes.


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Wally
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"Wally" wrote in message
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Triffid wrote:

Has anyone got any favourite hints/techniques for smartening up a
rather tatty turntable lid? I'm a bit worried about setting to with
the Brasso and just making it worse.

Never tried it myself, but I once knew someone who would polish perspex
with
stuff like Brasso. ISTR he said that it had to be worked slowly with
ever-finer compounds until it became clear and glass-like.

Depending on the condition, an alternative might be to spray it with
something like clear acrylic lacquer. Need to make sure the surface is
completely clean and grease-free, but I have no idea what solvent will
reliably clean it without leaving a residue or damaging the material.
Methylated spirit is a good degreaser but might not be suitable - it's
used
to loosen dried acrylic paint from paint brushes.


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Wally
www.artbywally.com
www.wally.myby.co.uk/music

Car polish, I'm told - has a similar effect to Wally's 'grinding' idea.
Didn't work when I tried to get some fairly deep scratches out though.
Always try a small inconspicuous area first.

Rob

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RJH wrote:
Car polish, I'm told - has a similar effect to Wally's 'grinding' idea.
Didn't work when I tried to get some fairly deep scratches out though.
Always try a small inconspicuous area first.

It would depend on the car polish. Something like T-Cut is designed to
remove a 'layer' of paint - which is exactly what you have to do to polish
out scratches. A plain wax polish won't really do much apart from giving
the scratches a shine. If the scratches are very deep you could use 1200
grade wet or dry paper to remove them before compounding to a shine.

Farecla G3 is an excellent cutting compound for newly sprayed or scratched
car paint, and should work equally as well on acrylic.

All polishes which remove scratches are abrasive. The coarser ones work
faster, but don't give as good a finish. But Farecla seems to work fast,
and act as a fine polish if diluted with water for the final cut.

Clean the cover with water and washing up liquid before starting - any
dust etc can just create new scratches. Mutton cloth is ideal for applying
the cutting compound. Both are available from an automotive paint supplier.

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"Wally" wrote
Triffid wrote:

Has anyone got any favourite hints/techniques for smartening up a
rather tatty turntable lid? I'm a bit worried about setting to with
the Brasso and just making it worse.

Never tried it myself, but I once knew someone who would polish perspex
with
stuff like Brasso. ISTR he said that it had to be worked slowly with
ever-finer compounds until it became clear and glass-like.

Depending on the condition, an alternative might be to spray it with
something like clear acrylic lacquer. Need to make sure the surface is
completely clean and grease-free, but I have no idea what solvent will
reliably clean it without leaving a residue or damaging the material.

Well do NOT use acetone (as in nail varnish remover). I made that mistake.
Fortunately it was on an inconspicuous part of the nice pink lid of my
PT Too. Phew!


Martin
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M.A.Poyser Tel.: 07967
110890
Manchester, U.K.
http://www.fleetie.demon.co.uk

"Triffid" wrote in message
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Has anyone got any favourite hints/techniques for smartening up a rather
tatty turntable lid? I'm a bit worried about setting to with the Brasso
and
just making it worse.

IPA can remove marks, as for scratches best just to use furniture polish
inside and out to make them shine.

Has anyone got any favourite hints/techniques for smartening up a rather
tatty turntable lid?

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Andy Evans wrote:
Has anyone got any favourite hints/techniques for smartening up a
rather tatty turntable lid?

Gold leaf over the larger parts, with an onyx and lapis lazuli
feature in the centre.


Wot, no MDF?