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Refurbishing old Ball Tops
Grasshopper:
--- Quote from: Kremmit on October 31, 2004, 04:14:36 pm ---Until I get a bench grinder like Oscar's, I'm still stuck with the drill trick. ;D
I've seen several people mention putting the handle in a drill and using stainless wool to get off the rust. I tried that, and found that it did remove rust, but also scuffed the underside of the ball to a dull haze, so watch out for that.
Grasshopper: Which car stuff did you use? The stuff sold as "Rubbing Compound", or "Color Magic", or what? Did it affect the balltop plastic at all?
Anybody/Everybody: What are you using to polish the knob plastic?
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Can't remember what the stuff was called. Anything designed to get rid of scratches should do the trick.
With regards to your final question, I actually used the paste to polish the plastic. In my case the plastic was scratched but the metal was ok. It would probably get rid of rust as well but would presumably take longer.
AmericanDemon:
I appreciate all of the help guys. ;)
paigeoliver:
--- Quote from: Grasshopper on October 31, 2004, 01:18:08 pm ---All of the Wico balltops I've obtained have been scratched at least to a degree, even the NOS ones. It appears that Wico's quality control was a bit iffy.
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Also realize that not all Wico sticks are actually Wico sticks either, this was a very popular stick to make knock off copies of. They still make knock off copies today (worst ones ever, apparently).