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Old 3rd Apr 2019, 12:11 pm   #117
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Default Re: BBC TV: The Repair Shop

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Originally Posted by LyntonP View Post
How does the clock man get all the brass items so clean and shiny?
Ammoniated clock cleaning fluid. Look up “Horolene” or the cheaper but excellent one that I use, “Priory Polishes No 1 Concentrated Cleaning Fluid”. These water-based fluids contain ammonia and oleic acid which removes tarnish and brightens brass with minimal polishing. They also work well on brass ornaments, lamp parts, Primus stoves etc etc.

The quartz movement sacrilege was widely discussed at the time. ‘Traditional’ clock repairers do seem to be wary of mains-powered synchronous movements and become unduly risk-averse, probably due to lack of knowledge of the basic electrical principles involved. However, as most of us know, such movements are perfectly safe when properly dealt with, and there is a wealth of information about them.
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