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Dull Paint On Horn
Posted: Fri Sep 04, 2015 11:29 pm
by 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
Re: Dull Paint On Horn
Posted: Sat Sep 05, 2015 12:14 am
by 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
Re: Dull Paint On Horn
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 1:29 pm
by JerryVan
Did you use GOJO with or without pumice? Pumice will dull your finish. Try a bit of automotive wax on a small area.
Re: Dull Paint On Horn
Posted: Wed Sep 09, 2015 6:05 pm
by 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