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suntower wrote:Sorry, what's 'BBS'?

Big Box Store.

suntower wrote:Sorry, what's 'BBS'?

ERLover wrote:De wax shellac works well as a metal coating, Zinzar Seal Coat, about $12 a quart at the BBS, a couple coats, but dries in a few hours. I prefer that and Pentrol over just JPW, but I use it over them. On Cast Iron Shellac and Pentrol seal the pores really well.

Big Box Stores,ex Home Depot, Menards , Lowes.
I just remembered a product I have used also, Permatex rust treatment.
https://www.permatex.com/products/speci ... treatment/

Same thing BBS or Automotive places, Nappa, Auto Zone, ect

Ah.... they got an acronym for -everything- these days.

You were a 'Badger'? Small world. I was Golden Gopher. And a Wolverine! Ever wonder why the midwest schools are so nutty about rodents?

suntower wrote:Interesting. I was just @ Lowes today and it was on sale. THANKS!

I have no problem using JPW, but frankly, I doubt I'll be using the Shopsmith all that often, so I want something as 'permanent' as possible.

Then you want to use the Shellac, Pentrol or the Permatex, these are like a film finish on wood, much more permanent then just wax. And you can use the JPW over them.
As an ER restorer, I get those steel tubes, that are 60+ years old and in fair shape, but do like to shine them up a bit. But not to Show Pony condition, like some here, just decent and respectable, and I have used all I mentioned here with good results to seal them up and the pits with no rust after wards.

suntower wrote:Ah.... they got an acronym for -everything- these days.

You were a 'Badger'? Small world. I was Golden Gopher. And a Wolverine! Ever wonder why the midwest schools are so nutty about rodents?

Well to be Politically Correct now you cant be a Native American name, so if the rodents get voting rights, I guess will change too

BBS is Big Box Store (Lowes, Home Depot etc)

suntower wrote:Sorry, what's 'BBS'?

Big Box Store.

Apparently I'm the last man in North America to get the memo on 'BBS'.

JC, I had the upside down problem also, when using my Iphone. Here's how I fixed it for future pics; Before posting the photos I had to crop the pictures so they were wider than tall. When posting, I then review first.

Assuming we are both using windows 8 or 8.1, click on the single photo in the computer. This will give you a selection of photo fixes at the bottom of the screen. one of these is "crop".

For polishing 52" tubes on a Shorty.