Scotch Brite Pad for Cleaning Oxidation
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:31 pm
I remember Nick using a Scotch Brite pad, with paste wax, to clean and polish the Shopsmith aluminum tables. Does any one know which "grit" he uses?
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Scotch Brite Pad for Cleaning Oxidation
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 3:58 pm
600 Grit. Green ones.
Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2012 5:37 pm
Thanks! I was able to pickup a Shopsmith scrollsaw, with power stand, for a $100. Craigslist sure can be great!
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 3:49 pm
Last sping I bought on of those Blue Nylon polishing wheels at Sears for removing the oxidation on an old Mark VII that I bought at an auction. It did a real nice job of cleaning up the oxidation on the tables and saved me a lot of scrubbing time.
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 5:28 pm
Ok, my tables look great now but my hands and fingernails are black. I should have used gloves but I didn't. So now what's the best way to get my hands and nails clean again 
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:12 pm
600 grit scotch brite??:rolleyes: Sorry, I could not resist...
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:21 pm
Well that worked. The dirt and grime are gone, but so is my skinterrydowning wrote:
Sorry, I could not resist...
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 6:23 pm
Shampoo your hair!fredsheldon wrote:Ok, my tables look great now but my hands and fingernails are black. I should have used gloves but I didn't. So now what's the best way to get my hands and nails clean again
Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2012 7:27 pm
Dusty, well that is better. I just did as you suggested after mowing the yard and my fingernails are back in good shape.dusty wrote:Shampoo your hair!
Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 1:39 pm
Yep. Between washing dishes and shampooing yer hairs, aint no kinda dirt will survive.dusty wrote:Shampoo your hair!
{But be aware: what doesn't get washed away may just get transferred!}