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Favorite Nickel plate boiler cleaner/polish?
« on: May 13, 2021, 01:49:00 pm »
I can think of perhaps dozens of products that Will polish metal but thought I would ask the folks that are used to old engines. I know Nickel is much "harder" metal than brass but as a plating it may be less than paper thin.
  So I am looking for a product with low danger of rubbing thru my old Nickel plated boiler. Any suggestions would be appreciated.

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Re: Favorite Nickel plate boiler cleaner/polish?
« Reply #1 on: May 13, 2021, 03:24:50 pm »
Remember, polishing, much like oil for engines that runs less than ½ hour a year, is religion in collector circles.
The less you have to going on, the bigger is the single issue.

My two cents worth on the matter:

If you´re talking Wilesco, then it isn´t much of a problem. If your have to polish so much that you go through, that boiler was deemed dead from pitting before you started.
Quite hard to work through a Wilesco plating compared to many others...actually to the point where i suspect they might be chromed and not just nickelplated.

Personally i am solely using Autosol, which is a fat white cream like Mother´s Finest, Maas and Simichrome, but in my opinion the best of the four.
Wouldn´t touch any of the obsolete granny products like Brasso, that you have to shake for minutes to loosen it up, just to end up with a much too thin lumpy substance anyway.

Anyway, if you use your sound mind, towards what you´re working on specifically at the moment, it doesn´t matter much which brand you use.
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« Reply #2 on: May 13, 2021, 03:36:04 pm »
I am talking Wilesco (right now) it's good to hear they have and extra hard grade of plating, thanks Jan

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Re: Favorite Nickel plate boiler cleaner/polish?
« Reply #3 on: May 13, 2021, 04:29:41 pm »
Maas (Walmart/Ace Hardware) and Simichrome (Harley shops)
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Re: Favorite Nickel plate boiler cleaner/polish?
« Reply #4 on: May 13, 2021, 06:11:05 pm »
Like Jan Autosol for me.
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« Reply #5 on: May 13, 2021, 07:14:53 pm »
I've never tried autosol,  I use Maas.
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« Reply #6 on: May 13, 2021, 07:29:21 pm »
Thanks guys! I have a tube of Autosol coming in the mail to give a try....free shipping to ;D

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« Reply #7 on: May 13, 2021, 08:32:50 pm »
I've never tried autosol,  I use Maas.

I've never been able to locate Maas Bruce, I use these three from Autosol -

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« Reply #8 on: May 13, 2021, 09:22:29 pm »
Interesting , I will have to give those a try Jim.
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« Reply #9 on: May 13, 2021, 09:33:09 pm »
I have the gold tube on the way, think the pink tube is food safe?
  I had not seen the Aluminum formula, but now Jim posted I will keep an eye out for it.

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« Reply #10 on: May 13, 2021, 10:04:19 pm »
I have the gold tube on the way, think the pink tube is food safe?
  I had not seen the Aluminum formula, but now Jim posted I will keep an eye out for it.

The first gold tube Ben is the one I use 95% of the time.
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Re: Favorite Nickel plate boiler cleaner/polish?
« Reply #11 on: May 14, 2021, 02:01:30 am »
For brass i use jemako „Lemon-Stone“

https://www.jemako.com/en/shop/9748-lemon-stone-350-g.html

Even stubborn old oil stains can be removed with it. Does not attack the material.
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