Hey Zach
I hadn't heard of Noxon 7 polish but you know me, if its polish I am
usually there haahahaaah
I saw some on ebay for about $40 but that is still pretty dear.
Jay Leno sold me some polish on one of his shows called Quick-glo.
Its homemade by a couple of old car nuts and works really good on old
plating.
I use swirl mark remover for everything! Its probably a little more
abrasive but still not as abrasive and Flitz. (another old name)
Every auto parts sells their own version of swirl mark.
Taking pick scratches out of an old pickguard and making it sparkle
is totally possible with swirl mark. In fact polishing old instruments
it is always my go-to.
Also on the shelf are traditional cutting and rubbing compound for
hand rubbing old car paint. Been around forever and alwasy effective
Maguiers sells a newer product for the same purpose. It has a super
mild abrasive comes in a pint bottle for $12.
Lately there are million cream polishes made for foam buffing of car
paint. I have some foam wheels and a rt angle buffer but haven't got
into it yet.
There is a chemical polish made by Flitz called Instant Tarnish Remover.
This stuff is aggressive watch what you get it on
(it left a ring on my kitchen formica ! formica!!) But holy mackerel,
black brass gone back yellow in 45 seconds flat.
Never Dull is still around in the familiar can (it still smells haahah)
But if you want Magic Cloth, well that has been gone a while but one
time my mom got a box of packages at a yard sale so I have one for you
if needed.
Old hardware stores still carry pumice and rottenstone, the classic
furniture finish polish. Pumice and water followed by rottenstone and
oil. I have rubbed new guitar finishes down this way as well as furniture.
Bar polish, for buffing wheels, is all over and comes in a million
flavors/types. The popular chrome polish (green stick) is not my
favorite for anything. I like cut n color (removes tarnish then
settles down to polish)
but coarse and med aluminum oxide are both very good polishes.
For my cutting edges, hand stropping, I use the coarse Al/ox on leather.
It takes more when you are just hand stropping. It takes me more anyway.
yours scott
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