Restoring a vintage rusty reel from France

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Evert van der Plas
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Restoring a vintage rusty reel from France

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Restoring a vintage rusty reel possible Albens reel from France there are no markings. i removed the rust after dissembling the reel, removed old paint and do some polishing and cleaning. this has nothing to do with a patina it is just a old rusty reel with no value the way it was.
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With lemon juice and very fine steel wool, for the difficult places i use a dremel multitool and a rotating wire brush. the lemon juice solve rust.

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:Hat: Thank you Leigh there is much more to come

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Oh my, that has come out nicely. :Ok:

Excellent tip abo9ut lemon juice...I shall definitely give that a try!

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What a superb result Evert, your skills at restoring are amazing.....

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are you sure you dont use a magic wand because the difference is truly amazing
when you are going through hell just keep on going (winston churchill)

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Gord wrote:are you sure you dont use a magic wand because the difference is truly amazing
On fakebok they already call him "The Dutch Wizard"
I said goodbye to what I knew and embraced the ways of old, with it taking on the attitude that big isn't best.

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Hamburger wrote:
Gord wrote:are you sure you dont use a magic wand because the difference is truly amazing
On fakebok they already call him "The Dutch Wizard"
i can believe that, what i have seen of his work shows true talent and skill
when you are going through hell just keep on going (winston churchill)

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