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    I have, like an idiot, used a scouring pad on the back of my Giotto Rocket just above the name plaque. I thought itd be ok as its a fairly worn pad, just the regular green type, not steel wool or anything.
    It has left some scuff marks on the stainless steel - is there anything I can do about this or do I need to live with it?

  • #2
    Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

    It will polish out, but it may take some time

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    • #3
      Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

      If the scuff mark is fairly superficial, use brasso and a clean soft cloth. Itll polish it back to proper shine again.

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      • #4
        Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

        Thanks both, Ill buy some brasso tomorrow.

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        • #5
          Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

          Ouch...even more ouch if its on an island bench. But I guess it just needs a little elbow grease to polish out. A classic palm to the forehead moment. :-[

          On the bright side, after youre done youll probably have the shiniest Giotto around. ;D

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          • #6
            Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

            I could suggest Autosol which you can get from most auto shops. I use it on my Staintune exhausts on my motorbike. It is also suitable for household goods. Suggest you use google and look at it. It will buff and polish well, but wont remove deep down scratches.


            Good luck.

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            • #7
              Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

              Thanks again for all the suggestions. Its more of a buff than deep scratches so Im hopeful it can be rectified.

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              • #8
                Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                OHHHH--those green pads are really tough.

                They are often used to put a satin finish on hardened knife blades, and they will promptly remove hard blueing from the best rifle.

                Dont let them near a polished surface. (I know--shutting the door after the horse has bolted.)

                Greg

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                • #9
                  Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                  I have found the order of cutting ability as follows:
                  Autosol
                  Meguiars metal polish - not sure of the exact name, you can feel its less gritty thatn autosol
                  Silvo (which is like brasso, but meant for silver things - not sure of exact difference)

                  So you can start at the bottom and go harsher if required, then once the scratches are out, go finer for a better shine.

                  use a decent cloth like microfibre so you dont reintroduce new scratches.

                  rub with one cloth, let it go off (like car polish) then buff off with another.

                  It will take a bit of elbow grease but should be quite easy.

                  Or you could get a little drill buffing attachment from bunnings if its really bad to speed things up, but then be very careful you dont overheat things.

                  Cheers

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                  • #10
                    Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                    I do up cars and have dabbled in metal polishing as a hobby.

                    Autosol is way too course. I would never recommend it for polishing anything but very hard chrome. polished stainless =/= chrome - different surfaces requiring different treatment.

                    Mothers is a far gentler metal polishing and is great from anything from polished alloys/aluminium (much softer), through to stainless and chrome.

                    Ultimately if the scratches are deep, hand polishing will not get them out without introducing its own fine scratching/swirl marks. The best way to fix it is polishing it with a proper polishing wheel and buffing compound, like it was done from the factory.

                    If the panel is removable, you should be able to take it to a metal polisher and it will cost next to nothing. It will take about 1 minute on the buff to fix.

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                    • #11
                      Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                      I wouldnt touch autosol, or brasso.

                      Arent the giotto panels chromed stainless? You will not find a suitable product to bring it back to perfect.

                      California Customs "purple polish" is a very gentle metal polish, often used for alloys and chrome, but even still, its probably a little too abraisive.

                      Kafes advice on removing the panel and taking it to a pro is a good one.

                      My used giotto has a number of scuff marks, from poor cleaning (wiping down with dirty cloths, etc) only on the front panel where all the hardware is attached, the sides and back are perfect. The top tray (cup warmer) just isnt shiney, AT ALL, which is fine with me, it has a purpose.

                      Giottos (and any shiney machine) should be cleaned with a microfibre cloth, or perhaps paper towels.

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                      • #12
                        Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                        http://www.caswellplating.com.au/store/store.php/products/cape-cod-polishing-cloths


                        or these guys, used them on my drip tray. Now I cover before i set my cup down

                        www.mrsparkles.com.au/

                        cost me a $20 for the drip tray

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                        • #13
                          Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                          Agree the idea about taking it to a polishing specialist is a good one.

                          I would be weary of using paper towels, they can sometimes introduce fine scratches, microfibre is much safer.

                          Here is a recent thread on the cape cod polishing cloth:
                          http://coffeesnobs.com.au/YaBB.pl?num=1322217960

                          Cheers

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                          • #14
                            Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                            Thanks again for all the advice. Doesnt look like Silvo is working. I am not sure I could or would take the back panel off the Giotto to take to a polisher.

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                            • #15
                              Re: Maintenance question for Giotto

                              I have simliar problem here too.
                              The 10 yrs old Giotto I just got have a lot of scratch on it.
                              I start to try to use the buffing wheel with the red compound (did not know whats that) from bunnings to attache to my driller.

                              However, did not see too much improving.
                              Got another bottle of brosso, elbow grease them. The same, not too much different.
                              Anyone suggest other buff work or I need to take the panel to the professional polish workshop now...

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