Dull Paint On Horn

[Phonofreak]

I have a Columbia disk B&B horn with dull clack paint. It was very dirty so I cleaned the crud using GOJO. The horn was shiny when I applied to GOJO. After I wiped off the GOJO, the horn was dull again. How do I retain the shine to the original paint?
Harvey Kravitz

[Lucius1958]

There are a number of possible solutions:

. You could try using a paste wax on the paint and carefully buffing that. This has the advantage of not harming the original paint, and is also easily removed if necessary.

. You could try rubbing compound (often used to polish up dull auto paint): just go carefully, and stop before the paint gets too thin.

. you could go over the paint with a little shellac, somewhat like a French polish: if you tint the shellac with nigrosene, you can cover any thin spots.

I'd recommend trying the wax first.

Bill

[JerryVan]

Did you use GOJO with or without pumice? Pumice will dull your finish. Try a bit of automotive wax on a small area.

[Phonofreak]

I used GOJO with out the pumice. A lot of dirt and crud came off. Evidently a coat of shellac was applied to the horn decades before. It was dull and alligatored. Here is what I did: I used 0000 steel wool with rubbing alcohol. I tried a small area. It worked and that area shined. I did the horn and I was able to save the original paint. It was a slow, laborious process, but it worked The dull, alligatored shellac really threw me off. Now it looks good. Thanks for the tips.
Harvey Kravitz