Brunswick Anniversary

Steve Dickey

Steve Dickey

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Gang,
I was wondering how you finished your aluminum pocket castings after the final polish. Did you leave them natural and polish them on occasion, and if so, how do they hold up? Or did you clear coat or anodize them? How did that work out over time? Thanks for the input, Steve
 
Anniversary pocket Finish

Steve,

I personally like the factory Anodized finish, take a look at mine, they are 100% original... The finish has a nice satian look, great patina, never have to polish.

Joe

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I polish mine with Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish. I have a Centennial and it only requires polishing once a year.

If you have the original finish on them then no polish is required. Mine were in very poor shape so I stripped them and polished on a buffing wheel.
 
Thanks for the answers guys. I had some scratches that I could not live with. Also the notch formed by the two pieces of the corner castings were sloppy. So I stripped and polished them. I like the polished look and that matches the band on the pedestals which I re-contoured and polished because of all the ball dings.
 
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Steve,

I personally like the factory Anodized finish, take a look at mine, they are 100% original... The finish has a nice satian look, great patina, never have to polish.

Joe

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Joe,
Are those the original pockets/gully boots on your anniversary table or replacements. If so, where did you get them? They are as close to original as I have ever seen. I still have originals on my table but two of my pockets are starting to crack at the top center of the pocket. Any info on where you got them and how much they cost would be appreciated. I don't mean to hijack this thread, but I am super impressed with your table and couldn't help it.

Thanks For Now,

Dean
 
Anniversary pockets

Thanks Steve, I was looking for something a little closer to factory with the the screw holes that go into the castings and a little less expensive, but it seems like there's not much out there for the anniversarys. I was thinking about buying some quality rubber drop pockets and cutting the bottom out of them and attaching my gully boots to them with some pop rivets. I might even be able to take them to someone with a heavy duty sewing machine to have them stitched up once i figure out the right profile for each pocket. I was wondering if you or any of the other table mechanics tryed or heard of doing this?

Thanks for any advice,

Dean
 
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Something to consider is having them sandblasted and powder coated. There are a lot of choices available for both color and finishes.
 
Dean,
I don't see why you could not do it that way. My only concern would be the balls hitting the rivet heads. I bet you could figure out a way to get it done.

Renegade,
Yes, I considered powder coating. I like the look of polished aluminum. I have recently finished polishing the castings and bands on the pedestals. I know the aluminum will oxidize over time and I was concerned about having to polish them and smearing the paste all over the adjacent wood. So I wanted to protect the polished aluminum look. My current thought is to clear coat it. I may try it on a single piece and see what happens.
 
powder clear coat!

I have not tried it yet, but, they make a powder clearcoat.I was considering trying it on a set of anniversary pockets and corner castings. My only concern is it turning yellow over time. I do know that using poly or anything like that will result in scratches that lead the clearcoat to chipping and it is a nitemare. For polished aluminum Simichrome works nice to hold the polish.

Trent from Toledo
 
Hi,
Two years after polishing my Anniversary castings to a mirror finish, my castings have not oxidized or tarnished. I've just cleaned them with a damp rag. I was expecting, like you, that they would need more maintenance. Not the case. I'd suggest keeping it simple and not applying a clear coat.

Dave
 
Trent,
A friend of mine works restoring old 3 piece Speedline wheels and I have seen a few aluminum hoops that he has had clear powder coated. I seem to remember that they had a yelowish cast to them that I personally did not like.

Dave,
Both you and Bob left them polished, and have not had much maintenance. I do like the way they look polished so I think I will go with your suggestion. Plus one less issue to fight.

Thanks all, Steve
 
Steve,
I found polishing the castings and the kicks trickier than I thought it would be. My casting were in very nice shape too.
You might want to take a look at Caswell's primer on polishing and buffing, it helped me some. They sell the necessary tools and materials as well. I also stopped by a metal finishing shop near me. They were very generous with their time and knowledge.

http://www.caswellplating.com/buffman.htm

Good luck,
Dave
 
Dave,
Thanks for the link, good reading. Pretty much the way I did my polishing.
Here is one of the bands. Have not taken any after pictures of the castings yet.
 

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