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Originally Posted by Saddlecrew7
If I am understandind right I need a compound that will clean all the yucky stuff off the keys and then I polish them? I need to be using a compond that is more abrasive than what I have been using which is the red rouge only. I had thought it was the wheel doing the work but now I get the concept as given with a sandpaper example.
I am still unsure what these keys are made of. I am going to go out on a limb and say they are gold and silver. I think some might be silver plated. What else can they be?
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If they are just dirty (but not nicked or scratched), try the black emery or brown tripoli compound to clean and shine them, then white compound to color them up. Red doesn't do much unless you're already at a high shine - whatever effect you're getting now from red rouge is mostly just from the cloth of the wheel. You could try using it after the white to see what it does.
Keep the compounds separated and on different wheels.
I don't know how you're holding those tiny things to polish them, but hats off and good luck to you...
BTW, if they are regular typewriter keys, I'd imagine those covers are made of plated steel, stainless steel, or maybe aluminum. In any event, for it to be gold or silver it would be a pretty fancy typewriter indeed!