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cleaning up SAK grips ?
on: December 23, 2009, 09:24:54 AM
OK ive decided i like collecting Vics and wengers with images on there grips, i polish acrylic watch crystas using polywatch and brasso and wondered if 1 this would polish them up ok, and 2 would remove the image, i guess it would but have to ask  ;) as always guys  thanks for any help   :cheers:

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Re: cleaning up SAK grips ?
Reply #1 on: December 23, 2009, 10:51:52 AM
A light polishing with Brasso can take quite a few of the light scratches out of SAK scales pretty easily.  I guess it's dependant on how the image is put on as to whether polishing would remove it.
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Re: cleaning up SAK grips ?
Reply #2 on: December 23, 2009, 12:01:17 PM
Quote from: Benner on December 23, 2009, 10:51:52 AM
A light polishing with Brasso can take quite a few of the light scratches out of SAK scales pretty easily.  I guess it's dependant on how the image is put on as to whether polishing would remove it.

cheers mate, i did think brasso etc would do it but worried about the image, ill do the opposite side first then try it lightly on the image side,

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Re: cleaning up SAK grips ?
Reply #3 on: December 23, 2009, 12:27:26 PM
Brasso will clean up the scales nicely, but I'm concerned about any screen printing, I can easily see it coming off. :-\  For a slightly lighter touch than Brasso I've got a "silver polishing cloth" that works quite nicely to just bring back a bit of the sheen.  It's still lightly abrasive though so I'd still be careful around any logos or whatever. :)
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Re: cleaning up SAK grips ?
Reply #4 on: December 23, 2009, 12:41:03 PM
Quote from: Gareth on December 23, 2009, 12:27:26 PM
Brasso will clean up the scales nicely, but I'm concerned about any screen printing, I can easily see it coming off. :-\  For a slightly lighter touch than Brasso I've got a "silver polishing cloth" that works quite nicely to just bring back a bit of the sheen.  It's still lightly abrasive though so I'd still be careful around any logos or whatever. :)

cheers gareth ill go easy  :tu:

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Re: cleaning up SAK grips ?
Reply #5 on: December 23, 2009, 12:52:45 PM
ok i tried a little brasso as other than T,cut and plywatch this is all i have here, it worked a treat, seemed to brighten up the images a bit,

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Re: cleaning up SAK grips ?
Reply #6 on: December 23, 2009, 01:04:09 PM
Turned out great.  :salute:
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Re: cleaning up SAK grips ?
Reply #7 on: December 23, 2009, 01:10:21 PM
Quote from: Mike 56 on December 23, 2009, 01:04:09 PM
Turned out great.  :salute:
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cheers mike the other side is better but rubbed harder  :D once this climber retires ill clean it up and put it in its box, not to say it wont get used again  ;) tool's are for using  :tu:

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