Autosol

[mikeymustard]

Do you know someone who is Autosol dependent? Do you find it impossible to walk past a piece of aluminium without wanting to polish it? Here's Mike's story (name has been changed to protect his identity):

"It all started innocently enough with recreational use of T-cut, and then Brasso, but these were just gateway polishes. Soon I was on a 750ml tin a day; I was ignoring my wife and children, and sneaking out to the garage for another line of 'the white stuff', but even then I thought I could handle it".

"It was when I started 'freebasing' the stuff on a mop polisher, that I realised I had a problem. That was when I found out about 'Autosol Addicts Anonymous'. I started their 9 step program and now I take it one bike at a time".

Next time you find yourself sneaking off to your "man cave" for just one more rub on the "white junk" it's probably time to get some help!

 

[Hugh Manatee]

My advice would be, if you have dyslexia, do not keep your metal polish anywhere near the Anusol.



It really stings.

 

[mikeymustard]

LOL that;s what the wee wifey thought I'd bought!

 

[HertzvanRental]

Autosol? That's for softies!! What us addicts really crave is a polishing machine, an assortment of mops, a range of compounds from coarse down to Jeweller's Rouge !! Wonderful way to pass half a day!!

 

[Flying Dodo]

Funnily enough, I bought a tube of Autosol last week. I've only used a little bit.

 

[winjim]

On Charles Bridge in Prague, there's a statue with a couple of brass plaques that people rub in specific places for luck / photo op, so it has small shiny patches:

On a stag do last year I remarked to my friend how much fun it would be to turn up in the middle of the night with a tube of Autosol .

Anyway, Autosol's great stuff. I use it to clean mass spectrometers.

 

[ScotiaLass]

Funnily enough, I bought a tube of Autosol last week. I've only used a little bit.

me too!

 

[midlife]

I'm sure BITD it was called Solvol Autosol?

Shaun

 

[biggs682]

I'm sure BITD it was called Solvol Autosol?

Shaun

indeed it was , and it was better then , use to polish up the chrome bumpers on my mark 1 Escort a treat

 

[midlife]

indeed it was , and it was better then , use to polish up the chrome bumpers on my mark 1 Escort a treat

Hi Martin, Christmas today . There are only two things that will survive a nuclear war........cockroaches and your bike box

Shaun

 

[AM1]

My advice would be, if you have dyslexia, do not keep your metal polish anywhere near the Anusol.



It really stings.

You would have a very shiny ring though....

 

[tyred]

I don't polish or cleans things as often as I should so no autosol dependency here.

I think it's the results of aversion therapy from my granny making me polish her ridiculous collection of silver and brass ornaments as a kid!

 

[biggs682]

Hi Martin, Christmas today . There are only two things that will survive a nuclear war........cockroaches and your bike box

Shaun

it doesnt cost anymore to do it right , enjoy

 

[midlife]

it doesnt cost anymore to do it right , enjoy

Guaranteed

 

[Padraig]

Has anybody noticed that Brasso has a different smell? They must have substituted something else for the white spirit. Quite an unpleasant smell now. I did, though, manage to buy a new can of the old stuff, which must have been new old stock.