Lots of info, some good, some dated, some not so good.
Modern designed points have a harden tungsten finish so that they will not burn and last forever. You should not file off the harden tungsten finish, but can clean them lightly with solvent or cleaner.
china points have a cheap finish on them and will burn quickly or not fire due to contamination/oxidation. Cleaning first with a cleaner might work, the dollar bill trick will remove light contamination. If the points are burnt, only a points file will clean them, but problem is, after cleaning the will or can burn again.
SO.. if no fire, but not burnt, try cleaning with dollarbill or solvent. If burnt, file the crap out of them, or replace them with a high quality set of points.
Lots of china points out there. They will oxidize easily and need cleaning almost weekly. Even though they are not burnt, they will not fire.
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