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Pasquale DAlessio
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posted February 20, 2013 08:53 AM

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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 ]

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted February 20, 2013 09:12 AM

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I'll bet it doesn't remove the marks on films Elmo has put on as
easily Pat.

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Alan Rik
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posted February 20, 2013 11:27 AM

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Toothpaste also works really well for removing Sharpie marks. Found that out when I used it to remove someones name from an Elmo ST1200!

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Roger Shunk
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posted February 20, 2013 12:59 PM

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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]

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Pasquale DAlessio
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posted February 20, 2013 01:45 PM

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OOPS! Sorry Roger.

Over and out!

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Bryan Chernick
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posted February 20, 2013 02:16 PM

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Colgate? Crest? what brand do you recommend?

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Winbert Hutahaean
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posted February 20, 2013 02:23 PM

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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.

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Pasquale DAlessio
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posted February 20, 2013 04:21 PM

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Bryan

Pepsodent....remember the TV commercial?

You'll wonder where the scratches went

When you brush your reels with Pepsodent [Big Grin]

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Paul Adsett
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posted February 20, 2013 10:43 PM

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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! [Big Grin]

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Maurice Leakey
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posted February 21, 2013 02:29 AM

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Why is it called a Jewel reel?

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted February 21, 2013 04:19 AM

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I've never heard it referedby that term either Maurice.It's actually
not a reel, but a spool.

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Maurice Leakey
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posted February 21, 2013 06:58 AM

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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".

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David Ollerearnshaw
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posted February 21, 2013 07:19 AM

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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 [Big Grin]

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posted February 21, 2013 10:48 AM

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quote:
Film cleaner is great at removing plaque

What do you recommend for brushing my teeth, FilmRenew or FilmGuard?

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Roger Shunk
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posted February 21, 2013 11:13 AM

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I think Brad needs to change the name to the 8mm Comedy Forum [Big Grin]

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted February 21, 2013 07:24 PM

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I can see the adverts on ebay now, "the film is actually scratched to hell, but get a load of them spools".

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Bryan Chernick
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posted February 24, 2013 06:38 PM

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Look how well Colgate cleaned the flash on my old Kodak Duaflex II camera!

Before

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Joe Taffis
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posted February 24, 2013 06:48 PM

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They must be "jewel" reels to be selling for $35.00 [Eek!]

[Eek!]

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Pasquale DAlessio
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posted February 24, 2013 07:34 PM

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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!

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posted February 24, 2013 07:41 PM

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Pat, I just tried the Weiman Glass Stove Top Cleaner on my Elmo reels, and it also works great.

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Hugh Thompson Scott
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posted February 24, 2013 07:55 PM

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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.

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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! [Big Grin]

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posted February 25, 2013 03:08 PM

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Your correct with prices for the ELMO reools 2 sold on the bay last your I think they went for £115

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Michael De Angelis
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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.

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posted September 08, 2014 05:18 PM

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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!

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