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2nd Jul 2007, 8:08 pm | #1 |
Nonode
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Restoration of tan rexine
Hello,
I have a nice original Roberts RT1 in tan to restore, it's virtually unmarked but there are a couple of slightly pale patches on the back. If it had been red, blue, black or green I would have disguised that with Colour Magic car polish, but that polish doesn't come in tan. It's far too nice to paint, so has anyone any tips on a good polish to restore tan please ? Thanks. Howard |
2nd Jul 2007, 8:36 pm | #2 |
Heptode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Meltonian shoe polish.
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2nd Jul 2007, 9:26 pm | #3 |
Triode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Not familiar with this polish and the colours, but might it be possible to blend them, although I guess that a dark brown achievable rather than tan?
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3rd Jul 2007, 9:58 am | #4 |
Nonode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Thanks PWH, Stuart,
Colour Magic is car polish and on thin rexine it disguises fading very well and gives a nice even colour. Unfortunately Meltonian shoe polish doesn't seem to be available in the UK any longer, but Kiwi Select Renovating polish is available and I've ordered some in tan from "http://www.timpson.co.uk" for £3.43 including postage (other sites wanted £3.45 just for the postage ). Hopefully it won't be too dark. Howard |
3rd Jul 2007, 10:10 am | #5 |
Nonode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Howard, I used tan shoe polish on a similar Roberts and it stained and darkened the rexine considerably
Meltonian shoe cream is no longer made but my local shoe repair shop does a very similar product (with lots of colours/shades) made by Woly David |
3rd Jul 2007, 10:22 am | #6 | |
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
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Woly shoe cream, from Germany, is available in lots of colours, and seems to work well. Tom Last edited by Tom_I; 3rd Jul 2007 at 10:40 am. |
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3rd Jul 2007, 10:53 am | #7 | |
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
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3rd Jul 2007, 1:14 pm | #8 |
Heptode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Hi Howard
I can recommend a brand of shoe cream called 'Tarrago'. Its very similar to the shoe creams available from Lilley and Skinner's and Meltonian and it is available in far many different shades than those two brands. I bought mine from an eBay UK shop, but it may be available elsewhere also. But in the first instance do a search on eBay for 'Tarrago' |
3rd Jul 2007, 4:32 pm | #9 |
Triode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Tarrago have a website www.tarrago.co.uk prices on there appear to be cheaper than the ebay shop, but the shipping is more, so if you want several colours it will work out cheaper.
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5th Jul 2007, 11:13 am | #10 |
Nonode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Hello again,
Thanks all for all your suggestions. I've now received the Kiwi renovating polish - see below - and if anything it's a touch lighter shade than the Roberts RT1 tan rexine cover. I've already put some on the bottom right hand corner and it's a perfect match I'd say ! Howard |
5th Jul 2007, 12:34 pm | #11 |
Nonode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
And here's the RT1 again with its rear door finished, this Kiwi Select is excellent stuff and it's just a tad lighter than the original colour on the mid section, so I'll now do the whole case. And it's tidied up the edge on the Decca TP85 too.
Howard |
5th Jul 2007, 1:53 pm | #12 |
Triode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Got an RT1 in the same colour Howard, so it looks like I'll have to give this stuff a go.
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6th Jul 2007, 3:55 pm | #13 |
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Hi Howard
Yes that Kiwi stuff you bought does look a good colour match. The Tarrago cream I suggested is very similar, I've tried both brands, and there's very little difference between them. I prefer the Tarrago because there is a wider range of colours to choose from, and in general I've found it to be cheaper |
9th Jul 2007, 10:56 pm | #14 | |
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
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11th Jul 2007, 4:45 pm | #15 |
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Perhaps a bit late after the good suggestions above but I've found that linseed oil works well on tired Rexine and scratched wood. It might seem a little oily but it dries out and buffs up well. Nice smell too, if you like that sort of thing.
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11th Jul 2007, 9:03 pm | #16 |
Heptode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Thanks for posting that tip Peter, not tried or even considered using linseed oil to restore rexine. But will certainly give it a go now on your recommendation!
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2nd Nov 2007, 9:28 am | #17 |
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
Dear All,
I have two cherry red R66s and a Green R66, does anyone know what colours from the Tarrago range best match these. While we're at it, I have a Tan R200 and a blue R300 too so if you have a best match for those that would be great as well cheers Jim
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2nd Nov 2007, 3:07 pm | #18 | |
Heptode
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Re: Restoration of tan rexine
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I'm afraid it depends entirely on the specific colour of your particular set. No two cherry red R66's are exactly the same shade, obviously due to how well they've survived to the present day. The same goes for all the other sets you have listed. I can tell you from experience with the Tarrago range that the colours shown on their website are very close to the actual shoe cream colour they are referring to, and there's many subtle shades to chose from. My advice is to pick out the colour on the website closest to the shade of the particular set you intend to use it on, and when its delivered 99.9% of the time it will be just about spot on! That's what I've found in the past whenever I've ordered some anyway |
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