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Help restoring a Remington 788
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<blockquote data-quote="Ckgworks" data-source="post: 1656334" data-attributes="member: 105102"><p>I have had some luck cleaning them up, but it really depends on how bad they are and what they were made out of.....it seems when they were popular, it was a new age for plastics and the mix varied a lot trying to find the right blend! Some are brittle, some melt from cleaners, etc.... so do any testing on the back! I have used SHARP triangle files to clean up the grooves or checkering. Ultra fine sand paper and steel wool can remove the scratches/scrapes, and they can be polished back up to deep black shine. I remember one, that I wiped with paint thinner, which ate away at the surface. I thought all was lost, but it actually wiped out the scratches, and actually looked decent after polishing with steel wool. Good luck! As others said, buying one is easier but if you can't find one, you might as well try clean it up......You might also watch Evil-Bay, I've found alot if odd ball stuff listed there.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ckgworks, post: 1656334, member: 105102"] I have had some luck cleaning them up, but it really depends on how bad they are and what they were made out of.....it seems when they were popular, it was a new age for plastics and the mix varied a lot trying to find the right blend! Some are brittle, some melt from cleaners, etc.... so do any testing on the back! I have used SHARP triangle files to clean up the grooves or checkering. Ultra fine sand paper and steel wool can remove the scratches/scrapes, and they can be polished back up to deep black shine. I remember one, that I wiped with paint thinner, which ate away at the surface. I thought all was lost, but it actually wiped out the scratches, and actually looked decent after polishing with steel wool. Good luck! As others said, buying one is easier but if you can't find one, you might as well try clean it up......You might also watch Evil-Bay, I've found alot if odd ball stuff listed there. [/QUOTE]
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