[OP]
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Picked up a Yankee Brace -- everything works fine. The nickel (I assume it's nickel plating) is mostly there and I'd like to polish it up. What works well? Is there anything that I should avoid? My wife has some Elco Stainless Steel polish -- is this a mistake??
Thanks!
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Flitz metal polish is my standby.
A toothpaste-tube size will last most of us a lifetime.
It has a tremendously fine grit, unlikely to migrate into the works.
The maker claims it leaves a residual protective layer, probably silicone in the suspension.
It doesn't feel slippery, and polished pieces resist further tarnish.
FLITZ
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I think Polish for brace is Braceski.
[OP]
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Thanks -- I got some for my Braceski and it helped a lot!Originally Posted by Jim Matthews
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For a quick fix, I've gotten surprisingly good results with regular old toothpaste. It polishes things up without giving that "over buffed" shiny look.
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I have had great results on nickel with Autosol from Lee Valley
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Autosol is used by the Conservation Dept. at the museum. Flitz is good,too.
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According to the flitz website, flitz is not for "electroplated" finishes. Is "nickel" plating, mentioned by the OP, in this category?
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Nickel can be electro plated or"electroless". I do not know which way your braces were plated,but electroplated seems most likely.
[OP]
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Too late I Flitzed it! On the Flitz label it does list nickel among the finishes that it is recommended for. Hopefully no bad effects will follow. Is electroplating thinner -- any ideas why it would be in the "not recommended" section? Some one please enlighten me -- now I'm worried!
Last edited by Joel Goodman; 07-05-2011 at 3:18 PM.
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