Ryan,
When you get finished polishing it up, you can keep it that way by
cleaning all the ramaining polish off with wax and grease remover and
give it a light coating of clear coat. Then you won't have to keep
polishing it.
Joe
Ryan Smith wrote:
>
> I'm just so pleased with how this came out I had to tell everyone. My
> 72 Spit was missing its dash badge so I pried one off a 73 when I picked
> up my car. It was pretty nasty after sitting in that TR graveyard for
> several years. Its color was sort of chocolate. Well I've just gotten
> around to "restoring" it with fantastic results. Heres how...
>
> First I soaked it in WHITE vinegar for around 2 days I guess. This
> really brightened it up. The acetic (sp?) acid is quite weak and won't
> really hurt anything. Then I rinsed it off and gave it a light
> scrubbing with some steel wool. Voila! A brand new badge. This thing
> looks like its made of gold now. Just for good measure I just changed
> the vinegar out and I'm going to soak for another 24 in some fresh
> stuff. I'll give it another light scrub and maybe cover it with silver
> polish. Assuming you have the badge off your dash this method can't
> miss.
>
> Try it!
>
> Ryan Smith
> Mechanical Engineering, Virginia Tech
> Emerald Green, 72 Spitfire
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