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Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 9:27 pm
by Major Softie
In the U.S. I've bought it at Michael's Art's and Crafts. I'm sure Aaron Brothers has it too, as well as that other place I will not enter that thinks corporations can have religious beliefs.

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:02 pm
by dwerbil
Major Softie wrote:...as well as that other place I will not enter that thinks corporations can have religious beliefs.
Whose that, Hobby-fil-a?
:)

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 10:45 pm
by Chuey
dwerbil wrote: Whose that, Hobby-fil-a?
:)
Clever, Randy. I like it.

Chuey

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 11:09 pm
by Major Softie
Chuey wrote:
dwerbil wrote: Whose that, Hobby-fil-a?
:)
Clever, Randy. I like it.

Chuey
Yup, something like that.

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2014 4:07 am
by Sibbo
Airbear wrote:If you don't have any luck there, buy it on-line. Google 'Rub n Buff'. In Oz it's about $12 plus postage, or from the US about $4 plus a bunch more postage.
I've given up on buying stuff from the US, the postage is horrendous and reallly high too ;) UK is good and I can often get things landed at my door from the UK cheaper than interstate within Oz .

I ordered some today from my friendly local craft shop in town, the one that sells watercolour paint and wool for knitting . Nice little shop . :)

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Sat Feb 15, 2020 3:16 am
by SteveD
SteveD wrote: Sun Sep 14, 2014 8:10 am And then, when all nice and clean, there's make up for motorcycles, Rub 'n buff.

Before and after...
Rub 'n buff works on unsealed snowflakes too.

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Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:39 am
by hal
Duane, in norwegian we spell aluminium and pronounce aliminium.

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 7:00 am
by Rob Frankham
hal wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:39 am Duane, in norwegian we spell aluminium and pronounce aliminium.
It's always fun to jump in to a 'language' discussion. :twisted:

The name 'Aluminium' was coined by De Morveau in 1709. At one stage, he changed it to 'Aluminum' but 'Aluminium' was the term generally adopted and complies with a later decision by IUPAC that all new elements should end in 'ium'. The Americans and Canadians seem to have gone against the trend by adopting the 'um' in preference to the 'ium' ending used by the rest of the world. Is either strictly 'more correct' than the other?... not really, does it matter?... not really except to pedants and people who take an interest, not in metals but the development of languages.

BTW, the original post by Duane is over 5 years old... haven't heard from him for some time... hope he's OK.

Rob

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:04 am
by Kurt in S.A.
Duane's OK. He followed the old Yahoo /2 forum to its new format. He spent quite a bit of time reformatting his website and continues to tweak it.

Kurt in S.A.

Re: Aluminium cleaner ?

Posted: Sun Feb 16, 2020 5:23 pm
by Rob Frankham
Kurt in S.A. wrote: Sun Feb 16, 2020 10:04 am Duane's OK. He followed the old Yahoo /2 forum to its new format. He spent quite a bit of time reformatting his website and continues to tweak it.

Kurt in S.A.
Good to hear. If you're still in touch with him, give him my regards...

Rob