31-03-2011, 07:14 PM
Good point I thought the cracks were more open, that does present a problem, although some do look from the photos as though they could be filled. I've not had a cream set before so dirt in hairlines have not been an issue as all the ones I've done so far have been brown and easily touched up with acrylics.
As Bakelite is made from either phenol formaldahide (brown) or urea formaldahide (off white) I'm not up on what cleaner you could use on the Urea cabinet to try and clean the hairline with. I would use a toothbrush and some gentle agitation underneath or inside to see if there's a reaction with various cleaners to see, then try a crack. It might just be work ensuring the cracks do not spread and leaving it as part of the provenance of the set.
See what others think.
Chris
As Bakelite is made from either phenol formaldahide (brown) or urea formaldahide (off white) I'm not up on what cleaner you could use on the Urea cabinet to try and clean the hairline with. I would use a toothbrush and some gentle agitation underneath or inside to see if there's a reaction with various cleaners to see, then try a crack. It might just be work ensuring the cracks do not spread and leaving it as part of the provenance of the set.
See what others think.
Chris
