It's very very possible.... I don't think i have the original post your
comments were made on. One of those oddball see all the replies, but
miss the original.

I believe the article I red where they recommended the red rubbing
compound (turtlewax) was mostly intended for cleaning of wooden
(antique) items. I've never used it, haven't had a chance to try it yet.

When you mentioned the white compound, I may very well have crossed my
wires, thinking you meant the white turtlewax polishing compound.

I apologize if I inadvertantly mixed car cleaning items up with
jewellers white/rouge polishing compounds. I would imagine the makeup,
and use of them are different.

I apologize for the confusion I've inadvertantly caused.

For now, I think I'll just use Brasso to polish the spittoon. If someone
would pass it over here.......

paul morin calgary, ab www.cranialstorage.com/wood

----- Original Message ----- From: reeinelson@w... (Bob Nelson) Date:
Thursday, March 11, 2004 4:04 pm Subject: Re: RE: [oldtools] Bio-(and
Shiney does pay)

> Hi Paul & All,
>
> Re this red rubbing vs. white polishing compound thing. Do we maybe
> have a contextual mixup? My comments about using the white were made
> in the context of Paul having suggested rubbing compound might be
> milder and less abrasive than Brasso. That's definitely not true of
> any standard red rubbing compound I'm familiar with; it is true of
> the white polishing compound. I commented accordingly. There are
> some types of old tool cleanup jobs where the gritty red compound
> might work quite well and I'm certainly not saying not to use it for
> such - just don't start out thinking you're using something milder
> than Brasso.
>
> I also wonder if there might be some breed of red compound using
> jewelers rouge as a base which would indeed be milder than Brasso?
>
> Best Wishes, Bob
>
>