Restorzit - cleaner

Apparently, no one knows or uses it anymore?

I just received a beautiful FM and the previous owner said he used this on it..  so, I was looking to see if I could find it or similar around..

Anyone happen to know?

TIA

It might be the same/similar chemistry as future floor wax. You might try some of that to see if it does the job.

Hi Radio Roy,

Thanks for your note..

I've been told these are the active ingredients:

Mostly linseed oil, with some vinegar and turpentine, and contains no wax or abrasives. "Train & Toy Finish Renewer, makes it like it used to be". "Apply liberally, allow to set five minutes, then wipe and buff with a clean cloth, preferably toweling."

@Original Postwarlionel posted:

Hi Radio Roy,

Thanks for your note..

I've been told these are the active ingredients:

Mostly linseed oil, with some vinegar and turpentine, and contains no wax or abrasives. "Train & Toy Finish Renewer, makes it like it used to be". "Apply liberally, allow to set five minutes, then wipe and buff with a clean cloth, preferably toweling."

I have a jar of green stuff called "Clean Trains." It's from A. J. trains - Brick, NJ. 732-836-9444

There are no ingredients listed, but you might contact them.

@bruce benzie posted:

I am running low on my bottle of 'Restorzit'.  Purchased it at York many years ago.

Does anyone know who sells it at York?

thank,

bruce

Bruce:

I've been looking for the same product for years.  Real amazing stuff.

The gentleman that developed the product and sold it at York passed away.

His nephew, I believe, picked it up and was selling at York some years ago.

He kept the name basically the same and it worked exactly as good as the original.

The label is different though (see attached photo).

It's perfect for tinplated toys.  Cleans decades of grime right off and leaves an incredible luster finish.

I used this on an old tin car, that was dirty than heck about 15 years ago.

The finish is as bright and shiny as the day I cleaned it.

I'd like to by a few more bottles myself.

^^^ That is exactly what he told me he used on it. 
John's Restorzit..

If anyone finds it available or knows where to get it I would love to know.

Thank you in Advance,

Joe K

Check the web. There is at lease one good discussion on this product including where it was sold in the Orange hall.

The last I purchased was in the BLUE HALL. Great stuff. I used it on T Rail track liberally on bottom and top. Outside and wiped off after about three hours. Cleaned track and darkened it to Like New after cleaning it off with old T shirt.   Only have one bottle left but not for sale.

It is still available! I just bought some at the Kutztown Train Show a few weeks ago. I know the man I bought it from is usually at York in the Orange Hall near the RCS booth. When you enter, he is the second row on the left, on the center aisle (usually has paint, reproduction prewar parts, etc). I'm sorry that I don't know his name (now I feel bad, because he had the table next to mine at the show).

I never understood what people see in that slop ? I remember I bought a jar in the blue hall over 33 years ago I tried it once on something and that was enough ! The jar is still sitting on a shelf in the basement !

Last spring I took a ride with a freind of mine to a train store in Delaware (can’t remember the name) he was going to look at a legacy Blue Comet set so I went along.

The place was huge and had shelves and display cases full of old trains. One display case had a shelf with over a dozen 726 and 736 Berkshires on the end was a boxed example of a 1950 736 that caught my eye. I asked to see it and when I took it out of its corrugated box I felt a sticky residue on the cab that turned me off completely. I politely placed it back in its box and handed It back to the old timer who owned the place and thanked him. He asked me what’s the matter ? and I explained to him I didn’t know what was on that locomotive but it was very very sticky...his response was “oh wait I’ll show you” He went in the back and brought out a old bottle of that stuff and explained how he cleaned it up with Restorzit. He then said if I was interested he would knock 50 dollars off the price. The boxes where really nice so I paid him cash and took my chances.

It took a little while of cleaning it but I got the residue off and it looks ok now. I have found if you want to “brighten up” a postwar steam locomotive ... just go to Shop Rite and buy a can of Lemon Pledge and be done with it.