GJ Bobbin Stains

[Stan H]

Hi All...I don't know how many of you purchase bucker bobbins from GJ but I've run into a problem that maybe somebody has found a solution for. I think it is very cool that GJ puts a protective plastic sheet on the tops of their bobbins but ironically it leaves the bobbin stained/discolored. It is not really easy to see except in the right light but it is there and sticks out like a sore thumb when the light hits it just right. It seems to be more noticable on the white bobbins. I've tried everything...alcohol, naptha, goo-gone...nothing I've found will clean it up. Has anybody run across this and found a fix?

[Norcal_GIT_r]

I haven't had this problem. I just made up a bunch of whites as a matter of fact.
You might want to ask Pat not to put the protective film on your orders.
I believe he does it when he packages peoples orders.

[SkinnyWire]

What I've seen I wouldn't classify as a stain in the classic sense (e.g., a coffee stain on a white clothe type of thing). Sometimes when I'm wiping them down and the angle is just right I can see what appears to be a pattern likely caused by the protective sheet having interacted with the top of the bobbin but looking straight on and at most "normal" angles you can't see it and I doubt a customer would ever notice it unless you pointed it out.

If you really think it's an issue, try some car polish or something like that - maybe one of the fancy liquid plastic polishes that have been mentioned here before. Honestly though, I've never had a customer comment on it and once the pickup is installed the scratching/dinging begins so ...

[kevinT]

you might try the polish that possum recommended to take out fine scratches in bobbins...i think it was for acquirums. there was a thread about this a while ago. You'll probably need a polish with some mild abrasives to take the top layer off of the plastic

[jonson]

An Ammonia based car paint cutting liquid will do the job if you can't buff them on a machine Stan. Local auto accessory shop will keep one to get road tar off. You will have to do both bobbins though as the finish will vary slightly to the origional factory job.