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ebrown27
Joined: 15 Nov 2004
Posts: 45
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 4:17 pm

I used Bon Ami to clean the mirrors in an arc lamp used for professional projectors in a theater in the 50's and 60's. Would this do to polish and clean Graflex (Heiland) flash reflectors?
Henry
Joined: 09 May 2001
Posts: 1662
PostPosted: Wed Dec 15, 2004 5:29 pm

If they're chrome plated, you could try 400 or 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, used wet. I recently restored to like new the appearance of chrome on a Raleigh bicycle. I've even polished plastic watch crystals this way and it works! You can do a final polish with toothpaste (I prefer Colgate for the taste).
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