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94' Toro Wheelhorse 416-H Mild Resto/Clean

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tom2p    2,394

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try Mother's Mag and Aluminum polish on the hub caps 

 

one of the better (if not best) mild abrasive polishes I've used - and especially for chrome restoration 

 

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cleat    5,922

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And also, use aluminum foil to rub in the chrome polish. It really polishes well even on pitted chrome.

 

Then give it a couple of coats of automotive wax to protect and shine even more.

 

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Blue Delta    35

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2 hours ago, cleat said:

And also, use aluminum foil to rub in the chrome polish. It really polishes well even on pitted chrome.

 

Then give it a couple of coats of automotive wax to protect and shine even more.

 

Yeah, I have done the aluminium foil on the chrome (which works amazing) but the chrome has failed unfortunately the foil isn’t abrasive enough to move it but anything more abrasive will ruin the remaining chrome - hub caps I see are rare already, let alone in Australia where these steeds are practically nonexistent. 

 

Paint wise it has aged into almost three shades with it being under artificial light it is the most pronounced. In the sun it looks good, I would say it is an honest horse.

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William07    0

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This is a great story about the 416 H restoration and such a neat job completed by delta blue.  There was one of these for sale in Ipswich recently.  I am nearing 70 years and still pushing my rover mulcher on a half acre easement block. I also do the side on my neighbours as he now suffers from Parkinson's plus he is a great neighbour.  When I look newer ride on mowers like Cox and Greenfield, they seem to have gone backwards in quality and build. I am presently looking to a older Greenfield fastcut 2 which is a twin and may be ok, but the quality does seem to lack.  So if anyone has knowledge of one of the ones like Delta restored, then I am also up for a restoration of a 416.  Best of the.day to all.

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