Someone just told me about Bon Ami re-releasing its cake version for a limited time. It ain't cheap but you do get a fancy tin, from the looks of things. Love.....Jill
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
When, where? I might just buy three or four cases!!!
Posted by Alicia B. Jennings (Member # 1272) on :
Yikes, that is pricey,butI really love the product. I'm gonna have to do some math to figure how many bars I will need for about 20 years.
Posted by Curtis hammond (Member # 2170) on :
I have two bars here. In five years I will be down to one. It doesn't take much to do a window.
Posted by Bill Wood (Member # 6543) on :
Curiosity...why bon ami, what does it do,is it a gold leaf item, I've never used it.
Posted by Raymond Chapman (Member # 361) on :
The cake Bon Ami has been used for years as the best cleaner for glass. It contains no silicone or other additives like the powder variety. Every gold leaf man (or woman) made sure that they had a good supply. I have two cakes left that I bought about forty years ago. Those will probably last me until they put me in a box, since I don't do a lot of glass work any more.
Don't ask me why it's better...it just is.
Posted by Donald Miner (Member # 6472) on :
Well said, Raymond. Best glass cleaner in the world, bar none. Sorry Bill, I thought you knew about this one. Peace, Don
Posted by Frank Smith (Member # 146) on :
Why is bon ami so perfect? Is it that the abrasiveness is just right or is there more to it?
Posted by Preston McCall (Member # 351) on :
I still have a couple cans of the regular stuff and I use a long thin pad on a screw-on-a-stick cleaning pad. I dip it into the busket of water and sprinkle on some BonAmi. Wipe down the glass and flip the pad over with the squeegie on the other side and wipe it. Much easier trick than just using a sponge or rag with the cake. It goes fast for big windows, if I need them really clean. Great for removing any leftover silicone grease used to install newer glass around the edges. Any left over Bonami dust dusts right off.
My objection to the cake is the outrageous price. I sent the person here in KC at Faultless a serious request a year ago about remaking the cake and she said no way, then voila. Guess they thought if we wanted it this bad, we would pay through the nose for it.
When alot of this discussion first appeared years ago, I found a can of BonAmi that had been left on the shelf in the garage. Thinking Faultless Starch, I peeled off the top of the can and added some Faultless Laundry Starch to the can and stirred it up with the drill. After a couple of weeks I looked in there and had my own cake. Duh...they make BonAmi and Starch. I figured maybe just combine the two. Still, it was not that big a deal having it in cake form, compared to pouring out some from the can onto a sponge or pad for window cleaning. The product is great for glass and easy to remove the dust afterwards. Faultless says to not use BonAmi for glass cleaning, but it works with its light abrassive that "hasn't scratched yet".
Now, I also found that "Bar Keepers Friend" is also very aggressive for windows. It has some chemical (Oxalic Acid) in it that really cuts through more than BonAmi. It definitely will scratch glass if you rub hard and the Oxalic acid is what they use to bleach out old wood stains. Lightly, it works like BonAmi, but has a stronger effect. Never noticed any etching from the acid onto the glass, but it does oxidize the aluminum mullions at the bottom of commercial windows, if left on there long enough. My preference is for BonAmi in a can...cheap and reliable. One cans lasts ten years or so for me.
Posted by Bill Wood (Member # 6543) on :
Honest truth...I've been painting signs for over 50 years and nobody has ever ask me to do a gold leaf job.This is unusual.I know a few of the basics but not enough to produce a "GOLD LEAF JOB".IF BON AMI is a key factor in a clean window,You guys that do this kind of thing has gotta be jumpin' up and down now that it's available.
Posted by Deb Fowler (Member # 1039) on :
I like Bon Ami on boats when I get the old lettering off...it really cleans up the residue and shadows.
