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Restoration of Una Eclipse nickel plated stove
I find myself in charge of restoring a "No. 13, Una Eclipse" stove for the Amberg, Wis. Museum (non-profit.) It appears to have been nickel plated and it is badly rusted. If I use electrolysis will it remove the remaining nickel? That would not be good. Any advice would be appreciated.
Lee Pullenmuseum volunteer - Amberg, Wisconsin, USA
August 9, 2011
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Try preservapedia.org/Nickel webpage; there you can find some formulations for cleaning nickel plated objects. Careful mechanical cleaning is very good (I think the best) but slow option ( WD-40 ⇦ this on eBay or Amazon [affil links] + steel wool + elbow grease). Laser cleaning is good option too but probably too expensive for small museum. Hope it helps and good luck!
Goran Budija- Cerovski vrh Croatia
August 12, 2011
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