Reel Cleaning

 

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A Buddy Of Mine Bought An Absolutely Spectacular Reel …A Marbleized Philbrook & Paine Salmon Reel. But, As You Can See, It Sorely Needed A Bath. The Reel Was In Excellent Condition, But Was Positively Filthy. So, He Sent It To Me And I Spent A Few Hours Giving It The Tackle Treasures Spa Treatment …Being Very Careful To Retain Its “Old” Look By Doing All Of The Work By Hand And Only Cleaning The Reel, Not Polishing It, As Requested.

Front, After
Rear, Before
Rear, After
Spool, Before
Spool, After. So, what do you think? Not too shabby!
Julius Vom Hofe #1 Size Fly Reel, Before Cleaning (eBay Seller’s Picture)
Ah …That’s Better !

This Magnificient Salmon reel Is Solid German Silver, Weighs 1.5 Pounds (!!) And Has Dual Rolling Pillars. Looking Forward To Cleaning It Up.

This Magnificient Salmon Reel Is Solid German Silver Under All That Tarnish, Weighs 1.5 Pounds (!!) And Has Dual Rolling Pillars. I Couldn’t Wait To Clean It Up.


Reel Completely Disassembled, Every Part Cleaned By Hand, Bend In Foot Straightened, Screw-heads Dressed, Bearings And Click Lubed. Not Done Yet, But It's Looking Mighty Sweet.

Reel Completely Disassembled, Every Part Cleaned By Hand, Bend In Foot Straightened, Screw-heads Dressed, Bearings And Click Lubed. Sweet.

Picture By Auction House

Picture By Auction House

Ten Hours Later It Looks Pretty Good !

Ten Hours Later It Looks Good !

Yikes. What A Mess. Heavily Corroded With Lots Of Pitting.

Yikes. What A Mess. Heavily Corroded With Lots Of Pitting.

Some Of The Pitting On The Rear Was Too Deep To Remove. The Most Important Part Of Reel Cleaning Is Knowing When To Stop.

Some Of The Pitting On The Rear Was Too Deep To Remove. The Most Important Part Of Reel Cleaning Is Knowing When To Stop.

Malleson Fly Reel. Before

Malleson Fly Reel.
Before

After

After

The Malleson Reel Was Sold By And Is Marked "Hawks & Ogilvy". Before

The Malleson Reel Was Sold By And Is Marked “Hawks & Ogilvy”.
Before

After

After

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