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Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« on: March 31, 2025, 04:16:04 pm »
I was SO TOTALLY ridiculously over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating!

Found a terrific gold plater, I've been taking 10 - 15 engines apart at a time and sending the boilers and all brass bits and pieces to the plater and getting them back in around a weeks time and then sending off the next 10 - 15 boilers and bits.

The boilers and all the brass pieces LOOK terrific and NO MORE POLISHING!!!!!!


Best thing I EVER DID!!!!!
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #1 on: March 31, 2025, 04:31:18 pm »
Wow, Jim!   I hope we can see some pictures soon.

Then it occurred to me that it is April 1st in the land down under.

It is still March 31st here for another 6 1/2 hours.
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #2 on: March 31, 2025, 05:36:04 pm »
Yep Gil .... I think you've sussed Jim's "Gold Plated" story!

A good one though it be!!!    ;c)
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #3 on: March 31, 2025, 06:30:22 pm »
 ;D
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #4 on: March 31, 2025, 06:40:59 pm »
Nickel plating looks better, send them back! 😜
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #5 on: March 31, 2025, 09:40:54 pm »
If you diamond encrust the boilers you won't even need to look at em'...lol, you jolly joker 😄👍
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #6 on: April 01, 2025, 12:30:16 am »
 ;D  ;D  ;D
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #7 on: April 01, 2025, 08:11:48 am »
Bonjour,

It was not true ?
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #8 on: April 01, 2025, 11:43:10 am »
If you posted that today, April 1st - I'd call that a April Fools Day Joke... but you posted it yesterday / March 31st .... hmmm....
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #9 on: April 01, 2025, 12:03:16 pm »
Quote from: RichSteamTx on April 01, 2025, 11:43:10 am
If you posted that today, April 1st - I'd call that a April Fools Day Joke... but you posted it yesterday / March 31st .... hmmm....

He lives in Australia, on the other side of the International Date Line, so he did post it on April 1st by the Aussie clock and calendar!
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« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2025, 12:04:11 pm »
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Re: Was SO TOTALLY over brass polishing - Found the solution - 22k Gold Plating
« Reply #11 on: April 01, 2025, 12:08:04 pm »
I didn't even think about that LOL - nicely done ;-)
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