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I used elbow-grease to get the cosmoline off the fan (brillo pad). I didn't like the way it looked shiny and showed scrub marks. So I did a test on the back using the soda blaster. It worked so well that I went all in. Fantastic. Protected with Gibbs.






The soda blaster didn't do squat against the staining on the housing. I had to go hard with elbow-grease and some 1000 grit sand paper. I'll be honest and admit I didn't clean up all the non-visible areas. I'm quite happy with the outcome as it still looks very 'factory' and not over-restored. I was careful to preserve the remaining CAD plating on the hub, although it's faded a bit with age.











Today, about a year later: