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Andrea Tazzini


From:
Massa, Italy
Post  Posted 16 Jan 2007 9:56 am    
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Hallo Steelers,
my tone bar fell on the floor (rough stones) and it is scratched,
how can I polish it ?
Thank You,
Andrea
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Terry VunCannon


From:
Greensboro, North Carolina, USA
Post  Posted 16 Jan 2007 10:22 am    
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I have had luck with a bar droped on brick by using a buffing wheel...go real slow & take your time.
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Les Anderson


From:
The Great White North
Post  Posted 16 Jan 2007 10:40 am    
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Buy a small can or jar of a "top quality" metal polishing compound. You can polish your bar until it shines like a brand new chrom bar once again.
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Gary Lynch

 

From:
Creston, California, USA
Post  Posted 16 Jan 2007 10:51 am    
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It depends on how bad the 'scratch' really is and what the bar is coated with, or not. Good luck.
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Howard Tate


From:
Leesville, Louisiana, USA, R.I.P.
Post  Posted 16 Jan 2007 12:47 pm    
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I used "Mothers Mag and Aluminum Polish". I put a dab on a buffing wheel on my grinder, it did pretty well. Probably any rubbing compound or jewelers rouge will work.
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Alan Brookes


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Brummy living in Southern California
Post  Posted 17 Jan 2007 5:37 pm    
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I'm not so sure small scratches do much to the sound of a bar. I use them till they're scratched up as hell and then buy a new one.
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Keith Cordell


From:
San Diego
Post  Posted 17 Jan 2007 8:40 pm    
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I generally toss 'em, but I have a new product I'll be coming out with soon that'll make you all very happy...

But I ain't saying what yet...
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Don Kona Woods


From:
Hawaiian Kama'aina
Post  Posted 18 Jan 2007 12:21 am    
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Rather than scratches, I have a hairline crack developing. It is still smooth over the surface, but can anything be done?

Aloha, Smile
Don
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