Just brought home a very raggedy Victrola VV-IX. Took out the Howard Restor-a-Shine and gave it a cleaning and polish. Still a bit raggedy, but at least it shines.
Cliff
What a Difference!
- CDBPDX
- Victor V
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:43 am
- Personal Text: A Hobbyist Specializing in Sales and Repair of Spring Motor Phonographs
- Location: Castle Rock, WA
- Contact:
What a Difference!
Cliff's Vintage Music Shoppe, Castle Rock, WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
-
- Victor V
- Posts: 2165
- Joined: Wed Jan 07, 2009 3:35 pm
- Personal Text: on instagram as "oncedeadsound"
- Location: just outside Philadelphia, PA
Re: What a Difference!
Don’t you clean it and remove the paint splatter first? Maybe I’m wrong... I thought howards was the last step, unless you use some sort of feed wax as well.
-
- Victor V
- Posts: 2694
- Joined: Fri Nov 18, 2011 11:23 pm
- Location: NW Indiana VV-IV;
Re: What a Difference!
Usually people use restore-a-finish first. Then follow up with feed and wax and restore a shine.
Cliff, you have a nice machine there. I am sure it will turn out great.
Cliff, you have a nice machine there. I am sure it will turn out great.
- CDBPDX
- Victor V
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:43 am
- Personal Text: A Hobbyist Specializing in Sales and Repair of Spring Motor Phonographs
- Location: Castle Rock, WA
- Contact:
Re: What a Difference!
I use Restor-a-Shine first, it cleans and polishes, gets rid of all the grunge. Restor-a-Finish comes after the cleaning and polishing. I've always been a backward kind of person...
Restor-a-Shine is not a wax that applies to the surface, it seems to actually clean and polish down to the shellac. The subsequent application of Restor-a-Finish does not affect the cleaned and polished surface, it is retained.
Restor-a-Shine works pretty well on the small paint spots. A bit of scraping with a fingernail helps. And a lot of rubbing.
Cliff
Restor-a-Shine is not a wax that applies to the surface, it seems to actually clean and polish down to the shellac. The subsequent application of Restor-a-Finish does not affect the cleaned and polished surface, it is retained.
Restor-a-Shine works pretty well on the small paint spots. A bit of scraping with a fingernail helps. And a lot of rubbing.
Cliff
Cliff's Vintage Music Shoppe, Castle Rock, WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
- startgroove
- Victor III
- Posts: 887
- Joined: Sat Apr 20, 2013 3:01 pm
- Location: Coos Bay, Oregon
Re: What a Difference!
Thank you for posting that, Cliff. I've never used that product and I'm impressed with the results you demonstrated. Cheers, Russie
-
- Victor VI
- Posts: 3719
- Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:00 pm
- Location: Western, WA State
Re: What a Difference!
In all the years that I have been doing this, I never heard of Restore A Shine. I'll have to get some. Does it come in different colors like restore a finish?
Harvey Kravitz
Harvey Kravitz
- CDBPDX
- Victor V
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:43 am
- Personal Text: A Hobbyist Specializing in Sales and Repair of Spring Motor Phonographs
- Location: Castle Rock, WA
- Contact:
Re: What a Difference!
Hi, Harvey. It is a polish only, no flavors. Polishes a lot of stuff, just about anything with a painted, enameled, or shellacked surface. Doesn't do much for rusty things or plain wood.Phonofreak wrote:In all the years that I have been doing this, I never heard of Restore A Shine. I'll have to get some. Does it come in different colors like restore a finish?
Harvey Kravitz
- Attachments
-
- tn-400_HOWARD RESTOR-A-SHINE.JPG (100.19 KiB) Viewed 1575 times
Cliff's Vintage Music Shoppe, Castle Rock, WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
- CDBPDX
- Victor V
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:43 am
- Personal Text: A Hobbyist Specializing in Sales and Repair of Spring Motor Phonographs
- Location: Castle Rock, WA
- Contact:
Re: What a Difference!
Another before-after comparison, this an Edison B19 diamond disc phono cabinet. It was covered with a horribly goobered surface. This time, denatured alcohol did the trick. And a lot of rubbing.
Nice to know the wood is still in good condition.
Nice to know the wood is still in good condition.
Cliff's Vintage Music Shoppe, Castle Rock, WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
-
- Victor VI
- Posts: 3719
- Joined: Tue Mar 23, 2010 7:00 pm
- Location: Western, WA State
Re: What a Difference!
Will this stuff damage decals or transfers?
Harvey Kravitz
Harvey Kravitz
- CDBPDX
- Victor V
- Posts: 2005
- Joined: Sun Feb 12, 2012 10:43 am
- Personal Text: A Hobbyist Specializing in Sales and Repair of Spring Motor Phonographs
- Location: Castle Rock, WA
- Contact:
Re: What a Difference!
The Restor-a-Shine won't harm a decal that has shellac over it, but if there is no shellac, it will remove the high points. If the wood under the decal is 'bumpy', the high points could be rubbed away. If the surface is bumpy with heavy crazing, the decal will be safe as there is shellac over it. The crazing will be smoothed considerably.Phonofreak wrote:Will this stuff damage decals or transfers?
Harvey Kravitz
Cliff
Cliff's Vintage Music Shoppe, Castle Rock, WA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIz_IpaVrW8