help! - nickel silver maintenance

[fisho]

Hi all,

jus took out 1 of my rods from the store to lawn cast.. to my horrors, a piece of rubberband on the reel seat used to prevent the reel seat cap from moving (dunno y its there , probably for distant transport) melted onto it

Q? - how to safely remove melted rubberband remains on nickel silver reel seat? (.. its a green stick.. )

Q? - Nickel Silver tend to turn yellow over time. how do U maintain the nickel silver's high gloss? i buff it with a piece of silver polish cloth. Others?

HelP...!

Thanks in advance.

[cookiemunster]

Hi bro,

try using some WD40 on a soft felt cloth to remove the melt stains. Do not use detergent as it will only make the stains more sticky.

There isn't anything to maintain high gloss but WD40 or reelx oil can delay the effects of tarnish. Clean it with the silver polish cloth and then rub alittle oil to protect the surface from tarnish to maintain the high gloss. But the coating has to be thinly maintained to ensure tarnish prevention.

Cheers

[fisho]

Cookiemunster,

Thanks for the reply, however WD40 didn't remove the melted rubberband..

cheers!

[TarponCraz]

Fisho,

First, try using finger nail to peel off as much the rubber as possible. Then apply thinner on soft cloth and rub on the rubber. This will slowly remove the rubber bit by bit. Don't wet the cloth too much and don't rush the job. If the color of your nickle silver under the removed rubber appear different from the rest and you don't like the appearance, you may use brasso to polish the entire reel seat. Over time, it will turn golden after oxidized.

Hope this help.

Cheers!