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Lew · 15th September 2010, 01:43 AM

I used a wire brush to take off the heavy rust on the wire wrap. Followed it up with a good cleaning with a magic cloth and some 0000 steel wool. After that I rubbed on a tiny bit of mineral oil making sure to wipe off any excess. As far as the wood is concerned the 0000 steel wool was used to remove some old paint spots you must do this very carefully with the slightest pressure as to remove the paint and not ruin the patina. Last I applied a bit of brown or neutral kiwi paste shoe polish and buffed it up with a horse hair shoe brush.

15th September 2010, 01:43 AM	#10
Lew (deceased) Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: East Coast USA Posts: 3,191	I used a wire brush to take off the heavy rust on the wire wrap. Followed it up with a good cleaning with a magic cloth and some 0000 steel wool. After that I rubbed on a tiny bit of mineral oil making sure to wipe off any excess. As far as the wood is concerned the 0000 steel wool was used to remove some old paint spots you must do this very carefully with the slightest pressure as to remove the paint and not ruin the patina. Last I applied a bit of brown or neutral kiwi paste shoe polish and buffed it up with a horse hair shoe brush.