Hi Pitsters
I have a couple of Lucky Strike Lizard spoons in silver/gold finish that appear to be rusting!
Given them a polish with fine wire wool & Brasso which has helped.
My only assumption is that they are made of plated steel not brass
The only solution I can think of is a paint job
Rusty spoons!
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Re: Rusty spoons!
A bit of clear epoxy or varnish will do it.
Better still use Araldite, warm the spoon up and it will smooth out better. Its tooth proof as well
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Better still use Araldite, warm the spoon up and it will smooth out better. Its tooth proof as well
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Re: Rusty spoons!
Does it retain that blingy shine though Mike? Got a few tarnished Lizards myself too.
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Re: Rusty spoons!
Kevin O'Keeffe wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11 2022 21:21 -Does it retain that blingy shine though Mike? Got a few tarnished Lizards myself too.
Pends what you call shine?
Those Ive down went down 10-15% but Im no fan of shiny things for pike anyways.
Try it and see, you can always scrape it off of its not what you want.
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Re: Rusty spoons!
Mike J wrote: ↑Tue Jan 11 2022 10:29 -Just saw this - use araldite It doesn't dry clear and certainly doesn't like water. Great advice thatA bit of clear epoxy or varnish will do it.
Better still use Araldite, warm the spoon up and it will smooth out better. Its tooth proof as well
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If you want to polish spoons to get a mirror like finish, which 100% will catch you more pike - if they're rusted or really dirty, first clean them up with sanding sponges, progressively using smaller grits, then polish using Autosol. Nothing can touch that to get a mirror finish.
If it's a re-paint, then sand down to the metal, grey or white primer from a rattle can, then paint either using rattle cans or an airbrush - coat with epoxy that's waterproof and dries clear, such as Envirotex - pour on and let it drip-dry near a warm heat source, e.g. a radiator. All very easy to do... and to create stripes use masking tape, for scales - lay an old landing net mesh over the surface.
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