How do you put the shine back on Bakalite?

IF it's Bakelite then you can buy Bakelite Polish .You'll probably need to Google for it . I have also successfuly used T Cut for car bodywork . Stuart

Could be ebony? but this is an old clairinet about 1930's B flat.

T-cut, now why did I think of that. :-)

Cheers.

Go and find your local car body shop and ask them what is the gentlest polish that they use. I can't tell you any more, as my son knows the name of it, but he is not available right now. An old friend of mine has a son that is into car painting, that is how we found out about it. Apparently, T Cut is way down the list of polishes.

HTH

Dave

Well T-Cut isn't really a polish .

In message , George writes

You need to practice more, and maybe get a new reed. ;-)

My Beatles compositions polish up well thanks and I have a full set of new reeds.

Thanks all for response.

Message-ID: from Dave contained the following:

I wonder if there is a scale of abrasiveness?

I'd guess it goes something like this, least abrasive at the bottom

Toothpaste Hob Brite hob cleaner Duraglit wadding Brasso Metal polish Car wax polish T- cut Jif (ok...Cif) Fine wire wool Ajax

Anyone like to add or re-order the list?

You can get an idea of the abrasiveness of a substance by putting a little on your thumbnail and rubbing it gently with the other nail

I recently spent six days cleaning three rooms of a house occupied by an old lady. It started out as a two-day task to do the house, but in the end the time was spent on the three rooms she actually lives in.

While not bad, it nevertheless hadn't been cleaned for twenty-plus years, apart from light vacuuming.

What rapidly became obvious is that own-name supermarket cleaners wouldn't touch the deposits on painted or glass surfaces, only the branded cleaners could cut through the grime.

Is this a euphemism?

:o)

Are you sure you don't mean least abrasive at the top?

Chris

A car wax may or may not have an abrasive added.

Message-ID: from Chris J Dixon contained the following:

Of course I do :-)

Message-ID: from Dave Plowman (News) contained the following:

True.