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willsy

se1 clean up

arrived yesterday and did need a good clean so got out the good old brasso and is now nice and shiney

not so clean boiler


shiney boiler




and a now fairly well cleaned burner
Les Marsh

One things for sure, you definitely do not like a dirty engine, and have got shares in brasso because you must use a lot of it.
Well done on a very nice looking shiny engine.  
willsy

clean engine is always good and they always get cleaned after being run. like them to be  shiney and yeh i do seem to get through a fair bit of brasso
Wallace

Looks brilliant Willsy.

Top job  
shaygetz

By golly, that'll pass inspection.
Nick

I can see myself in the boiler!
erikl

great job wilsy! looks very shiney!
Did you also clean the paint of the base? looks pretty good too.
johnreid

Great job! I never can get the copper pipes that shiny, you outdid yourself.
duncandumpertruck

Sunglasses on for that one!
Mamodman123

Do you use an electric polisher? Dremel or whatever?

The results are stunning    
Les Marsh

Mamodman123 wrote:
Do you use an electric polisher? Dremel or whatever?

The results are stunning    


I think he has been to the Sandman School for Polishing.  
willsy

all paint original just in very good condition and all used was brasso and elbow grease to polish same with the copper pipework to just took abit of time
Minor1PJG

A spledid job
johnreid

Best to take pictures once you get them all shiny too, I shine mine and then immediately run it and it is all tarnished again the same day  
willsy

i ran it earlier today and its runs a dream was very impressed very quiet
steamgranny

Yep! A first class job, there  
And very envious of that shine  
Sandman

Excellent job.

You can't beat a bit of well polished brass.  
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