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Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on February 20, 2013, 08:53 AM:
Got marks on you nice Elmo jewel reel? Don't fret. Don't sand it, don't wire brush it, don't steel wool it, don't paint it. You can remove those nasty marks with this amazing product I a revealing here exclusively for the first time. It's a product you all have in your homes. TOOTHPASTE!! That's right folks, apply a little dab on a cloth and rub. Quicker than Roger Shunk can pull a rabbit out of a hat, they are gone. Then just clean the toothpaste off with a damp cloth. Check to before and after un-retouched photos below.
[ February 20, 2013, 01:44 PM: Message edited by: Pasquale DAlessio ]
Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on February 20, 2013, 09:12 AM:
I'll bet it doesn't remove the marks on films Elmo has put on as
easily Pat.
Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on February 20, 2013, 11:27 AM:
Toothpaste also works really well for removing Sharpie marks. Found that out when I used it to remove someones name from an Elmo ST1200!
Posted by Roger Shunk (Member # 2836) on February 20, 2013, 12:59 PM:
It's amazing Pat you should be a magician and just for the record it's Shunk not Skunk because I don't stink!
The Amazing Roger ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on February 20, 2013, 01:45 PM:
OOPS! Sorry Roger.
Over and out!
Posted by Bryan Chernick (Member # 1998) on February 20, 2013, 02:16 PM:
Colgate? Crest? what brand do you recommend?
Posted by Winbert Hutahaean (Member # 58) on February 20, 2013, 02:23 PM:
I think car polisher will also do the same. And as it is always advertized car polisher will also remove (light) scratch and make it shiner.
Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on February 20, 2013, 04:21 PM:
Bryan
Pepsodent....remember the TV commercial?
You'll wonder where the scratches went
When you brush your reels with Pepsodent ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on February 20, 2013, 10:43 PM:
Great tip Pat. I suspect that glass top stove cleaner would also work very well - gets the scratches out of my car every time!
Roger - come out from behind that curtain!
Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on February 21, 2013, 02:29 AM:
Why is it called a Jewel reel?
Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on February 21, 2013, 04:19 AM:
I've never heard it referedby that term either Maurice.It's actually
not a reel, but a spool.
Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on February 21, 2013, 06:58 AM:
Yes.
A reel is a length of film.
A spool contains the film.
As Michael Caine once said: "not a lot of people know that".
Posted by David Ollerearnshaw (Member # 3296) on February 21, 2013, 07:19 AM:
When is a reel not a reel? When its a spool. Its un-reel, let's un-spool all the bad jokes!
The Elmo spools were very good quality, always run true without wobble. The Grasso 1200ft were always prone to running uneven. But the Cinebook spools were always OK.
Toothpaste is also OK if you have CD/DVD that is scratched. Film cleaner is great at removing plaque
Posted by Bryan Chernick (Member # 1998) on February 21, 2013, 10:48 AM:
quote:
Film cleaner is great at removing plaque
What do you recommend for brushing my teeth, FilmRenew or FilmGuard?
Posted by Roger Shunk (Member # 2836) on February 21, 2013, 11:13 AM:
I think Brad needs to change the name to the 8mm Comedy Forum
Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on February 21, 2013, 07:24 PM:
I can see the adverts on ebay now, "the film is actually scratched to hell, but get a load of them spools".
Posted by Bryan Chernick (Member # 1998) on February 24, 2013, 06:38 PM:
Look how well Colgate cleaned the flash on my old Kodak Duaflex II camera!
Before
After
Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on February 24, 2013, 06:48 PM:
They must be "jewel" reels to be selling for $35.00 ![[Eek!]](eek.gif)
Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on February 24, 2013, 07:34 PM:
OK The term jewel reels came from the metal rivets that hold the 2 parts together. I guess someone thought they resembled jewels because they are rounded off and have a shine to them. And if you think 35.00 is high m try finding one. I have seen they go for over 75.00 without shipping!
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on February 24, 2013, 07:41 PM:
Pat, I just tried the Weiman Glass Stove Top Cleaner on my Elmo reels, and it also works great.
Posted by Hugh Thompson Scott (Member # 2922) on February 24, 2013, 07:55 PM:
I just hope you fella's are doing all this polishing away from the women in your lives,cos' you could be making rods for your own backs when there's some serious cleaning to be done.
Posted by Bryan Chernick (Member # 1998) on February 24, 2013, 09:34 PM:
quote:
I just hope you fella's are doing all this polishing away from the women in your lives,cos' you could be making rods for your own backs when there's some serious cleaning to be done.
She was taking a nap, I know better than that!
Posted by David Ollerearnshaw (Member # 3296) on February 25, 2013, 03:08 PM:
Your correct with prices for the ELMO reools 2 sold on the bay last your I think they went for £115
Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on September 08, 2014, 05:09 PM:
As that tiny kid in the Our Gang comedy Forgotten Babies repeated to Spanky:
Remarkable!
Pasquale, it's great. Thanks for the tip, I'm going to use it too.
Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on September 08, 2014, 05:18 PM:
It is indeed one top tip from Pasquale. I have tried it and it works just perfectly! These reels really are the "Jewel in The Crown" of reels. No Better out there!
They look like new after the "Pasquale Treatment", just try it!
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on September 08, 2014, 05:33 PM:
It's basically the first attempt cleaner: very mild abrasive, chemically benign enough for human consumption. You give it a shot before you start with the nastier stuff.
Years ago this girl I was dating brought me home to meet her parents. Her mom had a recent parking lot scrape and had a little automotive paint on a taillight lens. They asked me what they should use to clean it off and I recommended toothpaste.
-did it work?
They eventually let me marry their daughter!
Posted by Andrew Woodcock (Member # 3260) on September 08, 2014, 05:35 PM:
Nice one Steve, great story! I guessed you made a decent first impression then. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on September 08, 2014, 05:39 PM:
Yeah,
Her father (who was a machinist) looked at me with one eyebrow raised, and it did take a couple of applications, but every try the lens looked better and better.
-but why not at least try something easy, cheap and simple first?
Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on September 12, 2014, 06:47 PM:
I wonder if it removes the black base scratches from film?
Probably not.
Maybe it would make it worse.
Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on September 12, 2014, 06:55 PM:
Thanks Andrew!
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