Originally Posted by
ToniH.
I love the understated shine of old stronglight cranks and lefol fenders, but the new stuff is polished in to too bright to my taste.
I've always thought that the understated shine you refer to was how the nicely polished stuff looked after you were too lazy to polish it.
Anyway, try 800 grit wet/dry sandpaper to degloss. 0000 steel wool is worth a try as well.