It's funny, my Aluminum is beat to sh..., the Brass is patinad and rubbed but, for some reason I'm baby-ing the SS. Carry it to work and back in the velvet pouch....new band name "Velvet Pouch".
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Woohoo! Thanks, Corey, for the new 510 bits. All three CCs will be getting new 510s this weekend along with a full spa treatment. Gotta hit 'em with Brasso, scrub 'em with a Scotchbrite pad, dab a bit of No-Ox-ID, and bend the positive contacts back to their original shapes. Copper CC is getting a new hat as well - going to be a good time on Saturday.
Fwiw if any if you have to do a deep deep clean : refinish inside barkeepers friend and a sacrificed sonicare toothbrush head do an amazing job.
Also after the scotch brite touch ups a single pass with sunshine cloth (yellow polish cloth available in Amazon) adds just the right amount if shine back to the brush. I find barkeepers friend to he a better gentler answer fir removing dirt and grime. At tue ejd you can use red shop towels (Amazon again super cheap)and run it through or shine down
I use the liquid version nit powder. Four pack of big bottles on amazon is $11 One bottle is like $6 2/$8. Do it makes no sense not to get the four pack as its so much cheaper.
I haven't finished yet but im almost done completely refinishing my 7078 new to me and very neglected cc
Heres how it was when it arrived. And no that black isn't just dirt that wipes off. Heres where I an now .
This is the biggest restore Ive had to do. So I did it slowly and started gently increasing the chemicals and pressure over the course if around 5-8 hours if works
Wiping with a damp microfiber towel every other day would have prevented this mod from ever getting his bad. Literally wiping in and iff barkeepers friend once a week too
Take my word fkr it. You dint want to have to try and refinish aluminum if you can spend five seconds a day proactively .
Anyway arrived like this. (I did a standard wipe down and soapy water clean before taking these. . Unfortunately cleaning this isn't like wiling patina off brass or copper. If hard aluminum looks like this its no longer just in need of a clean and will clean right ip. It herds refinishing.
Heres the tale of neglect to scare you all straight!!
Heres how well the sonicare and barkeepers friend worked on the insides.
And this js where i am niw. Prob i have about an hour or so left to refinish.
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Very impressive restoration! Obviously your method works very well for you. Just wanted to add that a ScotchBrite pad (mentioned numerous times throughout this thread) can be very useful in cleaning up a CC. Definitely worth looking into!Fwiw if any if you have to do a deep deep clean : refinish inside barkeepers friend and a sacrificed sonicare toothbrush head do an amazing job.
Also after the scotch brite touch ups a single pass with sunshine cloth (yellow polish cloth available in Amazon) adds just the right amount if shine back to the brush. I find barkeepers friend to he a better gentler answer fir removing dirt and grime. At tue ejd you can use red shop towels (Amazon again super cheap)and run it through or shine down
I use the liquid version nit powder. Four pack of big bottles on amazon is $11 One bottle is like $6 2/$8. Do it makes no sense not to get the four pack as its so much cheaper.
I haven't finished yet but im almost done completely refinishing my 7078 new to me and very neglected cc
Heres how it was when it arrived. And no that black isn't just dirt that wipes off. Heres where I an now .
This is the biggest restore Ive had to do. So I did it slowly and started gently increasing the chemicals and pressure over the course if around 5-8 hours if works
Wiping with a damp microfiber towel every other day would have prevented this mod from ever getting his bad. Literally wiping in and iff barkeepers friend once a week too
Take my word fkr it. You dint want to have to try and refinish aluminum if you can spend five seconds a day proactively .
Anyway arrived like this. (I did a standard wipe down and soapy water clean before taking these. . Unfortunately cleaning this isn't like wiling patina off brass or copper. If hard aluminum looks like this its no longer just in need of a clean and will clean right ip. It herds refinishing.
Heres the tale of neglect to scare you all straight!!
Heres how well the sonicare and barkeepers friend worked on the insides.
And this js where i am niw. Prob i have about an hour or so left to refinish.
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Fwiw if any if you have to do a deep deep clean : refinish inside barkeepers friend and a sacrificed sonicare toothbrush head do an amazing job.
Also after the scotch brite touch ups a single pass with sunshine cloth (yellow polish cloth available in Amazon) adds just the right amount if shine back to the brush. I find barkeepers friend to he a better gentler answer fir removing dirt and grime. At tue ejd you can use red shop towels (Amazon again super cheap)and run it through or shine down
I use the liquid version nit powder. Four pack of big bottles on amazon is $11 One bottle is like $6 2/$8. Do it makes no sense not to get the four pack as its so much cheaper.
I haven't finished yet but im almost done completely refinishing my 7078 new to me and very neglected cc
Heres how it was when it arrived. And no that black isn't just dirt that wipes off. Heres where I an now .
This is the biggest restore Ive had to do. So I did it slowly and started gently increasing the chemicals and pressure over the course if around 5-8 hours if works
Wiping with a damp microfiber towel every other day would have prevented this mod from ever getting his bad. Literally wiping in and iff barkeepers friend once a week too
Take my word fkr it. You dint want to have to try and refinish aluminum if you can spend five seconds a day proactively .
Anyway arrived like this. (I did a standard wipe down and soapy water clean before taking these. . Unfortunately cleaning this isn't like wiling patina off brass or copper. If hard aluminum looks like this its no longer just in need of a clean and will clean right ip. It herds refinishing.
Heres the tale of neglect to scare you all straight!!
Heres how well the sonicare and barkeepers friend worked on the insides.
And this js where i am niw. Prob i have about an hour or so left to refinish.
Ewwwwwwww! You put your mouth on dat thing and sucked it
Yah I have used that as part of the overall process after a fine grit sand. The bar keeper friend and sonic toothbrush I'd very good for the top as it doesn't mess up the nickel on the magnets orb then silver negative pin.
The whole process was hours and hours of work but it's such an amazing mod it feels good to bring her back and CC were amazing in helping with suggestions (12 gauge brush is a great idea and what led me to the sonic toothbrush)
.right out if the gate when I realized it was going to be a long process I did five 4 minute sonic baths changing water each time and rinsing to loosen actual dirt.
Nice thing about mech is you can dunk the whole thing in water...I used a small amount of cola to restore the hardware under the top. Takes a few minutes and works great
Of anyone needs it I can detail the process or just specify what I found works for which parts..
The main issue here was the deep black just kept sticking around over and over and over. Even after scour pads. Chemicals and sanding. It took a lot to get this off
If I wasn't stuck in a hotel I would have tried a friend's suggestion. He's a chef and said they use two tbsp of lemon juice or vinegar simmered fkr ten mins to care for high end aluminum and remove wear that's probably one of the easiest proactive care methods but you have to be sure to get all rubber parts off
I'm just about ready to vape now. Yay!!!
Err. What?Ewwwwwwww! You put your mouth on dat thing and sucked it
Obviously you're sacrificing a brush head as I stated. And the sonic toothbrush handle doesn't really get in the way but I poked it through plastic to seal the body.
Or did you mean something else?
Well. Its not perfect but my patience is up and i think I'm at the upper limit if what my minuscule skill set and manual tools only working out if a hotel room can achieve. When i change the 510 or have access to a dremel or drill i may try to do better.
Fir regular maint ill likely use a damp microfiber every other day it as needed. And once every couple weeks a treatment with barkeepers friend. No pressure applied. I may also try my chef friends suggestions.
Anyway. This took actively about ten hours- i made mistakes with the brushing and had to polish and rework. To get the black off alone took sic and its not perfect yet.
I positioned the purple blanket to show reflection. Without a photo of a new 7078 cc angled with overhead light and a finger or something reflecting theres no way tk tell what the finish is when it's jew. So I did my best.
Ok too much jibber jabber
Fir any curious this was the final polish down before going brushed again. .
This mod would look amazing with a sanded body and brushed top. If I had any clue how tondi the sanded look (thats what gus mods calls it others maybe bead blasted etc) and it worked with this material id spend the time doing it
Heres an example of the combo. Think sbout hiw great that would be!!
Fir regular maint ill likely use a damp microfiber every other day it as needed. And once every couple weeks a treatment with barkeepers friend. No pressure applied. I may also try my chef friends suggestions.
Anyway. This took actively about ten hours- i made mistakes with the brushing and had to polish and rework. To get the black off alone took sic and its not perfect yet.
I positioned the purple blanket to show reflection. Without a photo of a new 7078 cc angled with overhead light and a finger or something reflecting theres no way tk tell what the finish is when it's jew. So I did my best.
Ok too much jibber jabber
Fir any curious this was the final polish down before going brushed again. .
This mod would look amazing with a sanded body and brushed top. If I had any clue how tondi the sanded look (thats what gus mods calls it others maybe bead blasted etc) and it worked with this material id spend the time doing it
Heres an example of the combo. Think sbout hiw great that would be!!
Did you all run out and start another thread without telling me [emoji6]
Master of Bassets...and not much else
Did you all run out and start another thread without telling me [emoji6]
Master of Bassets...and not much else
maybe they are all cleaning their CCs now ?
Can't get rid of me so easily... 
I just didn't have any updates yesterday, so I didn't post.
It's good to be missed, though.
I just didn't have any updates yesterday, so I didn't post.
It's good to be missed, though.
They say the memory is the first to go... So sad....
Hang in 'ere, Bob. Maybe take some ginko biloba or sumthin'....
We're here for you, buddy.
Hang in 'ere, Bob. Maybe take some ginko biloba or sumthin'....
We're here for you, buddy.
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