[Boatanchors] Re: [Hallicrafters] Cleaning Old Equipment?

[jeremy-ca]

Hey Greg, does that mean I can chrome plate my SX-9 chassis after I strip it 
down?

Sort of like the over restored autos you see at the shows.

Are there any guidelines published by the pros on how to tackle various 
metals, plastics, bakelite, etc?

Im going to tackle a S-20R first with a 100% teardown before I get into 
something more complicated, historical or valuable. I wont feel too bad 
about making mistakes and if something gets ruined its no big deal; I wont 
make that mistake again.

Carl
KM1H




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Sent: Tuesday, November 06, 2007 3:31 PM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Cleaning Old Equipment?


> Non-destructive cleaning is an acquired skill  gained through knowledge 
> and
> experience working with different chemicals on  different kinds of 
> surfaces
> with different degrees of decay. It is easy for me  to say this now but it 
> took
> years of practice and learning how to get it right  without killing 
> everything.
> It is essential to have a knowledge of materials and  surface finishes and
> how they were applied and a knowledge of various methods,  chemical 
> reactions
> and treatments and what is available today. This experience  will also 
> help
> guide you through deciding what to purchase and what not to  depending on 
> your
> level of skill. Anything can be restored but at what amount of  effort and 
> cost?
> Every radio you see out there which has been restored is a  result of that
> persons degree of skill and their opinion of what good  restoration is. 
> Restoring
> vintage radio equipment is not like the antique car  hobby which has
> governing bodies who publish specifications and guidelines and  judges for 
> members
> what is original, what is not and what is considered to be  faithful to 
> the
> original type restoration. A radio is only original once and  after that 
> we are
> pretty much on our own to do with it whatever we think is the  right thing 
> to do.
> If someone else likes your work we have at least one more who  agrees with
> your methods.
>
> Regards, Greg
>
>
>
>
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