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<p>[QUOTE="Houseful, post: 4190080, member: 1067"]I’m in U.K. so no Simichrome Polish here but you can use a damp cotton bud dipped in baking soda, rub that on the piece and if it’s bakelite you will get a yellowish residue come off on the bud. The hot water makes bakelite give off a distinct formaldehyde smell, like a science lab. I wore some bakelite beads on a very hot day and kept getting a whiff from it<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Houseful, post: 4190080, member: 1067"]I’m in U.K. so no Simichrome Polish here but you can use a damp cotton bud dipped in baking soda, rub that on the piece and if it’s bakelite you will get a yellowish residue come off on the bud. The hot water makes bakelite give off a distinct formaldehyde smell, like a science lab. I wore some bakelite beads on a very hot day and kept getting a whiff from it:([/QUOTE]
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