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Nick · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:13 am Post subject:

It was only about 1 1/2 to 2 inches.

Les · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:15 am Post subject:

Nick · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 11:18 am Post subject:

Nick · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 5:08 pm Post subject:

Time to go work on the boiler.

Nick · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 6:12 pm Post subject:

Most of the nickel removed, time to get rid of the scratches and do some polishing.

Nick · Posted: Fri Feb 29, 2008 7:04 pm Post subject:

I have been using the underside for some experimenting.

I figured it was time to bust out the dremel on this one, so I can make Sandy proud.

When I went to Wal-Mart this morning, I went to the grocery section and found both maas and brasso, so I picked them up. I haven't tried the maas yet, but the brasso was a disapointment. It left a very dull finish. I decided to try my simichrome then and the results were amazing. There are still a few minor scratches, but they will eventually polish out.

John, if you ever decide to do this, use simichrome. I don't know how to describe it, but the color it leaves is between that of nickel and brass. When you stand back and look at it, it has a very nice color to it.

I am done working on it for now, but when I get done working tonight, I plan to continue the polishing.

Nick · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 5:15 am Post subject:

I didn't feel like polishing tonight, but tomorrow morning I hope to do a bunch of work on this one.

Les · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:28 am Post subject:

Nick · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 7:30 pm Post subject:

I have done a lot of work on this one and have only an hour or two left. I am done working on it for now and will post pictures later.

Les · Posted: Sat Mar 01, 2008 8:54 pm Post subject:

Nick · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 5:05 am Post subject:

The brass boiler looks kind of odd on a copper firebox, but it looks a lot better than a pitted boiler.

Nick · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:01 am Post subject:

Here is the boiler starting to get a shine after a little polishing:

Nick · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:04 am Post subject:

After getting sick of polishing, I decided to finish taking the entire engine apart:

Nick · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:09 am Post subject:

After removing the parts, a very dirty baseplate was revealed.

I remembered a tip that Reid had about using GOJO. Most of the dirt was oily, so I figured that would be the best option.

I tried it on the corner first:

And this is how the corner cleaned up:

Nick · Posted: Sun Mar 02, 2008 6:12 am Post subject:

Now it was time for the entire baseplate:

All of the dirt went from the base to the white rag.

What is left is the paint chips and burnt paint: