oh, how that made me cringe! i've been replacing all the hardware in our 1913 craftsman-style house, bit by bit, with original oxidized-bronze items as I find them. i'm sure many of you will agree, it's one of the most lovely decorative touches from the era of our phonos. victor r!!! amberola 1 & iii! edison opera & idelia! -- peter Dan Kj wrote: > I knew someone who had the same finish on all the door hardware in his > house > .... he removed every piece & got them "all clean again" with some kind > of > industrial polishing compound. I couldn't tell if he was disappointed > when I > told him the pieces were SUPPOSED to have spots of different-colored > metal. > ack. > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "David Dazer" <ddazer at sbcglobal.net> > To: "Antique Phonograph List" <phono-l at oldcrank.org> > Sent: Thursday, June 21, 2007 9:10 AM > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Victor P bracket > > > I had good luck cleaning mine with 0000 steel wool and some waterless hand > cleaner that mechanics use. Go easy with it or you might end up stripping > the > whole thing off. When you see some of the copper coming back, quit. > Dave > > phonofolks at aol.com wrote: > > I have an oxidized Victor P front mount support brack that is very dark. > How > could I bring the support bracket back to life so it will show the > oxidized > finish? Do I remove the old laquer/shellac finish and then relacquer? If > so what > type of finish remover would you recommend? Thanks! > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.oldcrank.org >