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Old 16th September 2020, 12:40 AM   #33
Pieje
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Originally Posted by Duccio
Hi,
Varnish? I don't think so, the yellow came off too easily, in my opinion it was tobacco smoke tar: in the Belgian houses where many of these knives come from, they smoked a lot, I think.
Instead the varnish was there, and how, but on the blade: to remove it I struggled a bit, with chemistry and muscle energy. But always lightly.
And yes, the wire is aluminiun, I think.
Ciao.
To remove varnish, aceton does the job!
Some types of varnish come of easily, others are tough to remove.
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