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What have some of you used on Edison black horns to shine them up? I tried a couple of car polishes but they don't look much better. I am talking about a cygnet horn.
Thanks!
Dave D
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Re: cleaning Edison painted horns
Dave, what I have used successfully is WD-40. It won't hurt the paint and actually gives some life back to the dried out original finish. If you have any scratches, touch them up with a black Sharpie marker first, then spray WD-40 to blend them in... I did a cygnet horn that I got off of eBay and it worked wonders.
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Re: cleaning Edison painted horns
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Thanks, I appreciate the tip.
Dave
Thanks, I appreciate the tip.
Dave
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Re: cleaning Edison painted horns
Dave- I used GOJO hand cleaner(the non pumice kind.) and a lot of paper towels.