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<p>[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 8752280, member: 36"]It also got used by jewelry makers, potteries, and almost anyone who wanted to dress up a logo. The garter logo just means it's British at this point, as far as I know.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I learned that one in another bunch of joolies. A damp cotton swab, dipped into sodium bicarbonate (aka baking soda) and rubbed on bakelite usually produces the same yellow/brown reaction and formaldehyde smell as simichrome and others. It is however readily available and totally nontoxic. Also dead cheap. It's even been known to work on red bakelite, and that generally doesn't react with the others.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="evelyb30, post: 8752280, member: 36"]It also got used by jewelry makers, potteries, and almost anyone who wanted to dress up a logo. The garter logo just means it's British at this point, as far as I know. I learned that one in another bunch of joolies. A damp cotton swab, dipped into sodium bicarbonate (aka baking soda) and rubbed on bakelite usually produces the same yellow/brown reaction and formaldehyde smell as simichrome and others. It is however readily available and totally nontoxic. Also dead cheap. It's even been known to work on red bakelite, and that generally doesn't react with the others.[/QUOTE]
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