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Trying to clean knurled knobs from 37-116
Eliot Ness
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09-10-2013, 09:44 AM
Quote:Those 4 I tried initially to clean with Windex (and then you told me not to) do not look any different than the 5th one that I did not touch with Windex
I've never tried Windex, but 409 cleaner severely dulled a set of Bakelite knobs on me a long time ago. Since then I've never had to go any stronger than a good soak with spray Pledge.

Agree with TA on the metal polish if needed. I had a pretty dull Motorola 56H and my (current) favorite metal polish (Satin Gloss) made the cabinet and knobs look like new.... I was impressed.
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