Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
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Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
Hi,
I was just wondering if anyone had tried using aluminum polishing compounds like Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish (https://mothers.com/products/mag-and-al ... lish-05101) on classic Abu reels like the 1600C and 2500c? If you had would appreciate if you could share how that had turned out. Thanks!
I was just wondering if anyone had tried using aluminum polishing compounds like Mothers Mag & Aluminum Polish (https://mothers.com/products/mag-and-al ... lish-05101) on classic Abu reels like the 1600C and 2500c? If you had would appreciate if you could share how that had turned out. Thanks!
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Re: Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
They're hard anodised aluminium, so you'd have to mechanically or chemically remove that surface before going to town polishing the aluminium to a high lustre.
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Re: Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
Thanks for pointing that out. I think it's best that I do not get too advanturous with those polishing compounds. My intension was to buff off some minor scratches and get rid of some oxidation on the reel, but I guess polishing compounds isn't the solution for this case...
Best Regards
Best Regards
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Re: Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
I don't think there's much you can do for anodised surfaces. Once you get a scratch or blemish let alone corrosion that's it, you've got it for life.
Beautiful reels by the way.
Beautiful reels by the way.
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Re: Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
Thanks! They are still a pleasure to fish like the day I first got them almost 20years ago.
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Re: Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
I still remember and most possibly still have a fishing catalogue cut out of these series for sale late 1998 circa here in Australia, on sale for $199...
Not an absolute steal back then, but now absolutely...
Not an absolute steal back then, but now absolutely...
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Re: Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
Agree with you! Who would thought buying a fishing reel could ever be an investment!!
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Re: Using polishing compound on classic Abu 2500C reels??
If only... Well never too late.