David Kilnapp Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Friends: You recall that I acquired the fan below in North Providence RI on Saturday for $195. Today, I picked up the brass from Ron Bethoney (24 hour turnaround!) What do you think? It's reborn for another 100 years. Before: After: It runs very quietly. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ron May Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 That sure cleaned up nice! Good job David 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul Carmody Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 Cleaned up nicely! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob Peshoff Posted February 14, 2023 Share Posted February 14, 2023 His brass work is amazing. Great looking fan David. You did well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted February 15, 2023 Author Share Posted February 15, 2023 I'm certainly NOT in the same league as some (like Ron May) but I aspire to get better at this hobby! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Braswell Posted February 15, 2023 Share Posted February 15, 2023 Fabulous job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Argentino Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 On 2/14/2023 at 4:39 PM, David Kilnapp said: Friends: You recall that I acquired the fan below in North Providence RI on Saturday for $195. Today, I picked up the brass from Ron Bethoney (24 hour turnaround!) What do you think? It's reborn for another 100 years. Before: After: It runs very quietly. What is your method to polishing the motor and stand finish? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Sherwood Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Nice work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Gaines Posted February 16, 2023 Share Posted February 16, 2023 Very nice Work! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kilnapp Posted February 16, 2023 Author Share Posted February 16, 2023 (edited) Hi Chris. My method of polishing is to use the compounds you see in the picture below: I begin by washing the pieces under hot water with Krud Kutter which will dissolve a lot of the grease. Wear a mask as Krud Kutter is very caustic and bad for your lungs. Then I dry the pieces with paper towels. I start with the rubbing compound above (in the green tub) and work on a small area at a time until it starts to squeak. After that I use the clean finish polishing compound then the cleaner wax and finally the Meguiars. It is a time consuming process and it is tough on your hands so wear latex gloves while you work. There tends to be hard brown coating around the nose and the vents of the case. It seems to be almost baked on over the decades. This will come off with lots of rubbing with the heavy duty compound (after a LOT of rubbing). This can be frustratingly SLOW until I found a faster way to do it. I use a dremel wire attachment (seen below) You can buy these attachments from Amazon.com for very short money but be warned the little wires are dangerous (wear eye protection and an apron) and get everywhere (into your clothes and socks if you aren't careful). I use the attachment on the bottom row after using my fingers to roll wires into a bunch. Then I apply some of the heavy compound to an area with the hardened brown coating and very lightly touch that area with the side (not the tip) of the spinning wire brush. You will see a brown mist as the compound breaks up the hard coating. DO NOT PRESS TOO HARD or you will heat up the japanne and distort it. A light touch is all that is needed. Then follow up with hand rubbing the area with the various compounds to get that beautiful deep luster. This technique works well with the little vent holes on the front and rear of the case where that brown coating tends to collect. I wish there were a chemical that would dissolve the brown coating without harming the japanne but I haven't found it yet. The above technique is effective and fairly quick. I hope that this answers your question. Edited February 16, 2023 by David Kilnapp 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will Novitske Posted February 17, 2023 Share Posted February 17, 2023 David, this is good stuff particularly for the novice. Thanks for taking the time to share. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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