"Trojan" Lettering cleanup

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"Trojan" Lettering cleanup

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Since I will soon be reconditioning the gel on my transom, I removed the "TROJAN" lettering and decided to give them a quick clean up. In a previous post, http://www.trojanboats.net/wforum/viewt ... f=1&t=8974, I mentioned that all my letters are cast metal with the exception of the "O" which is plastic. They all looked pretty tired....

I did not do much to clean them up. I dropped them into my tumbler with crushed walnut shells, then again with crushed corn cobs. I then did a quick pass with Flitz and a soft cloth....


Before... Eeeeewww...
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After the first pass with crushed walnut shells...
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Final product. They aren't fabulous, but it's probably the first time they've been touched in 38 years...
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bjanakos wrote:Image
I think you are spelling it wrong :lol: :lol:
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captainmaniac wrote:
bjanakos wrote:
I think you are spelling it wrong :lol: :lol:
I am a member of D.A.M. "Mothers Against Dyslexia"... :mrgreen:
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bjanakos wrote:I am a member of D.A.M. "Mothers Against Dyslexia"... :mrgreen:
My bad... I always thought you were a dude!
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To Me

But they look good
Season is short, we make the best of it.
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captainmaniac wrote:
bjanakos wrote:I am a member of D.A.M. "Mothers Against Dyslexia"... :mrgreen:
My bad... I always thought you were a dude!
Last time i checked, so did I!
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