Cleaning years of nicotine exposure and some touch ups

Cleaning years of nicotine exposure and some touch ups

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12 July 2026 at 12:56 #855939
rumz
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my grandad built several scale models of engines, pumps, steam power machines with amazing quality and detail, when he passed away my dad inherited his traction engine and had it on display for years, but he was a heavy smoker and it needs cleaning and some touching up, im building a case to keep it clean (i don’t smoke but also stops grandchildren touching) any recommendations for this delicate job and any tips to do or not do would be great, added note, i live near Dartford and my grandad was near Lancaster so we only visited during school holidays, one year we saw several parts he was machining for the traction engine the next year he fired it up once with us all there and steered it around the garden patio! Then stripped cleaned and painted it and had it proudly on display
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12 July 2026 at 13:17 #855946
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For cleaning my machines in the workshop I use white spirit as it does not damage the paint work. Worth a try on the model try a hidden area with some on a cotton bud as that will also allow access to small places.

When clean re-oil to protect bare metal
12 July 2026 at 15:03 #855963
rumz
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Thank you for the quick reply will try on a bit underneath
12 July 2026 at 15:06 #855964
Speedy Builder5
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Take lots of photos, especially of linkages, attachments etc. Also, if you take things apart, put them in small sealed poly bags with a note inside. Its easy to see two screws that will look alike to you, but be of a different diameter.

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