gave my "Guildsby" a good polishing.......

grayghost53

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I spent part of my 4th of July removing and then my "Guildsby" giving a serious polishing. it shined up very nicely. waiting on my strings to go back together with the new roller bridge.
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I used jeweler's rouge on the first step of polishing and finished up with Happich Semi-Chrome. I discovered the Happich product in 1968 when my older brother was rebuilding a 1961 BMW R-60. he bought a used engine from a machinist in Flint Mich and included in the crate was a tube of Semi-Chrome. over the years, on motorcyles and sports cars where they used a lot of aluminum alloys it works superbly. these "Guildsby" are actually smoothed very nicely from the factory. but like any aluminum/alum. alloy they positively come to life with a good buffing with this product. I have NEVER used a polish that is it's equal. the proof is in the pudding- the photo speaks for itself- started out nice and smooth, but now it could pass for chrome.
 

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Nice timing. My Mustang now moves under it's own power. First time in about 20 years. I just need to get the front and rear glass in, and it can be washed for the first time. Then, it's time to wax and polish the shiny bits !
 

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Found it on Amazon - it's actually Simichrome. Thanks!

Simichrome is what they had us polishing our belt buckles with at the Air Force Academy, back when I was a cadet. It's awesome stuff, but takes many applications to polish a belt buckle by hand. Try it on an old penny. It works wonders!
 
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