Good information. Thank you all.

Even with the home-made sudsy ammonia concoction, the results were excellent. Next time I will purchase the real deal.

I must say, the mixture did not leave a filmy residue on the hilts.

Good information to know. I'm also rethinking the Semichrome vs. sudsy ammonia for grip wire cleaning. The Semichrome seems to do a better job, but certainly requires more patience and is significantly more time consuming to remove the excess pollish. The sudsy ammonia is much simpler to apply and result are quite good.

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