[Boatanchors] Cleaning a grungy chassis

[Al Parker]

Hi Don,
    Get it out of the cabinet and find out what the "nasty stuff" is
soluble with.  Water & plain dishwashing hand soap if you're lucky, but
more likely something like mineral spirits.  Tilt the chassis on it's side
so stuff will run off, into a pan, and swab it with the solvent & a paint
brush.  Keep away from the pwr xfmr, etc, let the stuff run off the sides.
If it's water, rinse with distilled water.  If mineral spirits let it dry
out in the sun (same if water).
    I did a nice job in a 51J-4 recently that looked terrible, take a look
at:
http://www.boatanchors.org/51J4sn3516.html
to see the results, about 2/3rds the way down the page.
73,
Al, W8UT
New Bern, NC
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Don Rhodes" <drrhodes at gmail.com>
To: <Boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, June 17, 2006 6:52 PM
Subject: [Boatanchors] Cleaning a grungy chassis


> I have acquired a Heath DX-60 and upon opening it the chassis top looks
like
> something was spilled in it many years ago. It has some pretty nasty
stuff
> on it. Any recommendations on how to clean the chassis at least to the
point
> where I dont have to wear gloves just to touch it?
>
> Thanks in advance
> -- 
> Don Rhodes
> AA9MX
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