Wenol Metal Polish Shiner with Surface Protection

Amazing stuff! I have found more us e s for this metal polish cream than I thought possible. I like rummage sales, and you never know what yoight come across. One time I found a cute little hand painted pomade jar, but the hand formed metal lid was horrible...a metal of some kind I still don't know what metal it is.But I tried cleaning up the stains and dark gray ugly color of the lid using this metal polish cream and a soft cloth. The lid was a dull gun metal gray colour. It's not silver or even silver plated, but to my utter amazement, this product resulted in turning the jar lid into one with a mirror finish effect with a great deal of luster.It may not be silver, but it sure looks as if it could be some kind of precious metal in content. This metal polish cream made the jar lid look brand new. Although it is a non-abrasive cream, this product removed all signs of wear on the jar lid. I was thoroughly amazed at the before and after difference.How a "cream" can possibly polish out even the worst of scratches in metal is something I still can't comprehend, but it just that without using much "elbow grease" at all.One caveat....well, maybe two, actually. Try to only use this stuff in a well-ventilated space as this stuff stinks to high heaven...and the door does longer a bit. I found just using paper towels was sufficient to produce the mirror-finish I achieved...and the smell goes out along with the used paper towels. Also, I'm not sure how caustic this cream is, so best not to use it around children or anyone with respiratory issues. But I didn't wear any gloves or such when using this cream, and it didn't burn my skin or anything -- it just smells horribly in use.I tried it on silver and silver plated items, and it does retard tarnish a great deal longer than anything else I've ever used. I did also try using it to polish crystal and glass goods, but it won't work on those items.I'm not sure what it is made of, but it must remove some of the metal content of what you are polishing. Not recommended for use on items with a very thin silver plated surface as it will tend to remove a thin, very thin outer silver layer. All the same, I discovered on some thinly silver plated items, if the base metal under the silver plating is also silver in colour, it will polish the base metal to a brilliant shine too, so unless you are doing a real up-close examination of the polished piece, it's difficult to tell where any thin silver plating has been reduced to nothing but the silver coloured base metal. In other words, if I he underlying base metal has copper in it, this won't work out very well. But it does just fine on items where the base metal is closer to being silver or grayish; making a better match in the end result should the silver plate be entirely polished away.---and it does help polish up metal stove tops as w well. Just remember need for ventilation when working with this product. Very PUNGENT stuff to say the least. Polishing chrome? Nothing Better!

Wenol Metal Polish is a German product recommended to me by my sister, who is really up on these household cleaning products. I purchased four tubes (several ounces each) on the theory that the large Indonesian serving tray that I had to clean before my wife would allow it to enter her living room might require lots of both elbow grease and extra product. I sensed that the tray would be difficult and tiring to bring up to my wife's strict standards. After one tube used and about an hours' work I must say that this product proved potent and effective. It even works on stubborn dark tarnish caused by major oxidation accumulated over decades of neglect. Today, although definitely needing a second round of polishing, this tray shines brightly in the sunlight, requiring sunglasses to view with direct reflection. My only complaint is the strong odor that lingers for hours after working a sizeable piece like my tray. Be sure to work out of doors; don't get any product in your eyes or inhale any more fumes than necessary, and by all means wear rubber or other impervious gloves which you can toss when done. A first class, effective product!

I bought this on the recommendation of a well-respected fountain pen restorer. Although Wenol is intended for use as a metal polish, its non-abrasive properties and fine waxy finish make it ideal for de-oxidizing browned or greened hard rubber. Not only did Wenol restore some of the original blackness to my 1920's Waterman Ideal 55 without damaging the imprint or chasing in any way, it also restored the shine and gave it a fine, smooth, water-resistant finish. I honestly couldn't be happier.

We bought a large bronze sculpture of a whale breaching (Monarch by Doug Wylie) about 10 years ago, and the inside of pectoral fins (whale arms) had a high gloss finish that almost looked like gold. Over the years, it continued get darker and dull, until it really detracted from the statue. We were reluctant to do anything for fear of damaging it. At an art gallery, the person we spoke to suggested Wenol, as he used it on all the sculptures for shiny brass surfaces. So I ordered the product, and following what others have said on these reviews, bought lots of small clean cloth rags.I applied a small dab of wenol to the cloth, then rubbed it onto the surface, being careful to avoid getting any on the nearby patina (I was told that the Patina could be damaged by Wenol). At first, nothing really happened, but there was a kind of yellow/orange residue on the rag. So I applied a new dab of Wenol again using a clean portion of the rag (not removing the prior smeared Wenol application), and after repeating this process about 10 times, I started to cut through the years of tarnish. For a while, the brass looked really odd, blotchy, but with each application, more shine began to come through from below. It took about 30 applications to restore the high gloss "gold" looking finish. When you are finished, just polish it like you would any car surface. As the high gloss starts to appear, the residue on the rag becomes black, and even when the brass was fully shiny and looked perfect, I could still get more "black" off that surface with further applications. I am very satisified with the results and the statue is now something we are proud to display in our living room.Some have commented on the smell, but its similar to car wax or advanced car wax products (the once per year stuff). After a rag becomes covered with the tarnish, I recommend you throw it away, as it does not easily clean and if you put it in the washer, it might make your clothes smell. I do not detect any residual odor once the statue was polished.I also tried it on my antique phonographs which have brass horns and it really made them shine without any damage.