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Hello, Mr. Perry! I've got a clock in the shop that needs a bit of case work, mostly on the metal accents. It's an Ingraham but looks like a Seth Thomas Adamantine mantel clock. I can't tell if the bezel and dial pan are brass or not. The rest of the accents, the pillar bases, feet, etc., don't seem to be. They appear to be a non ferrous silver colored metal painted gold. My only issue is the dial pan and bezel are different colors; the bezel and the rest are all a much darker gold color, while the dial pan is much lighter and looks more like brass. Could the dial pan be brass while the rest are just painted gold? The gold looks fine but the dial pan is stained and needs some work. I'm just not sure whether or not they all ultimately need to be the same color. I just wish I could see the clock when it was new!
The accent pieces are pot metal, cast low-melting temperature mixture of metals. They are then plated, which often flakes off, leaving the bare, gray-colored metal exposed. Sometimes, they just get painted with gold-colored paint, which I think looks tacky. I like to use Rub-N-Buff, which is a semi-liquid Carnuba wax containing finely ground metal. A little on a finger touched to the highest surfaces, gives a nice look without being gaudy. There is a lot of variation in the bezel, dial ring and dial pan. Do a search for images of "Ingraham black mantel clock" and see if you can find your clock. The actual bezel is almost always brass, the dial pan may be brass, but more likely zinc or tin and the ring around the dial is almost always silver-colored (another candidate for Rub-N-Buff).
Baking soda accelerates the polymerization of the cyanoacrylate glue and also add solidity to the otherwise runny liquid glue. The result is instantaneous hardening into a plastic material that can be drilled, sanded and painted. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-eP3xJIJ-TbU.html
Does that hand cleaner have pumice in it? I have heard mention of using Go-Jo hand cleaner, which I believe has orange oil, and a small amount of pumice. And that to me sounds too aggressive, but I havent tried it. Whatever you used certainly looks good afterward!
Pumice comes in many grades. Fine grades are used to polish. I don't know if it contains pumice. Most have orange oil to dissolve grease. I learned about using waterless hand cleaner from a professional restoration shop. Here's another example: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-VyPnL2MrA1E.htmlsi=HXuDJDo90itYAVnm If you''re unsure about contents, test on a hidden area before using.
@@dperry428 Thanks! The Gojo I am used to comes in an orange pump container, so I will assume what you and the video you linked are using is something different and non-abrasive. I'll have to check it out at an auto parts store.
Quick question I came into an f kroeber that appears to be about 150 yrs old . Can you help me identify it and date it? I was able to restore function without a complete disassembly at this time. Any information I can provide please let me know.
You might like to check out this video of mine. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-kuzm97fhkkk.html Florenz Kroeber was a cabinet maker and had his movements made by other manufacturers such as New Haven, Gilberts and others. They stamped his name on the movements. The one in the video dates to around 1875 as there is a patent date of 1874 on it. Look for a patent date on your movement.
