What kinda deal did you get on the bucket of spoons if you don’t mind telling?Came across a 5 gallon bucket of old fishing gear that I could not pass up. There are a bunch of older spoons but they are pretty tarnished. What is the best way to clean them up.
Photo of a few.
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Well got the a five gallon bucket of old fishing gear and a two tray old tackle box with gear for $25 off Craigslist. One of those deals where there were just two pictures of the tackle that were not great and the person was asking for offers. Took a chance and offered without really being able to see the contents. The photo I posted has about half the spoons. There are old Tomic plugs, salmon flies, and other misc gear as well.What kinda deal did you get on the bucket of spoons if you don’t mind telling?
You sent me a few spoons i was looking for a while back. As far as I am concerned you are welcome to any of them you would like.If you don't want to mess with the big tom mack I would gladly take it off your hands.
The formula I read said mix vinegar with salt - soak them for a few minutes - then soak them in water/baking soda to neutralize the vinegar/salt solution. I think that after that you will want to buff them. I would hesitate on any metal polish as the scent MIGHT repel fish - dunno. IMO steel wool is too abrasive. They make small buffing wheels for dremel tools.Soak them in a dish or pail of white vinegar for a couple hours, polish with extra fine steel wool. Will remove most of the tarnish. Buy a tube of Flitz metal polish to put on the final shine.
After the metal polish do you ever find that you need to hit them with some kind of scent?
Remove and discard all of the old hooks. New black ones can be found at Pacific Net & twine.
Start off with this:
Apply wet and let stand for around 10-15 minutes.
Then polish carefully with a wet cloth.
This will remove the corrosion.
Final polish with this:
That will result in the absolute best mirror finish you can get.
And is exactly the method we use on the troller for those same spoons.
Cheers,
Nog
Well, good enough for you is good enough for me...thanks!We have never bothered.
Cheers,
Nog