[Boatanchors] Cleaning the dreaded soapy white mold

[Fred Cousins]

This is true-  I should preface that I did not soak the heavy tuning knob
(I did not have one at the time) just the plastic ones - the pointer lines
on them seemed OK

On Mon, Jan 28, 2013 at 12:22 PM, J. Forster <jfor at quikus.com> wrote:

> Be careful with hot Cascade. It will strip paint.
>
> If you are sure it's mold, 50% bleach (Clorox) willo destroy it.
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> -John
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> > The white stuff is really nasty - I have been told it is bacterial
> buildup
> > feasting on the organics in the plastic (yuck). I struggled with this  on
> > my NC-300 knobs until I came across this technique on restoration board.
> > Use an automatic dishwashing tablet  - I used the sold form (like
> Cascade)
> >  not the gel packs- dissolved  in a quart of very hot water. Let them
> soak
> > for 10 or so minutes and then use a nylon bristle part cleaning brush and
> > a
> > lot of q-tips the clean the crud out of the crevices. It is important you
> > get every bit of the white crud out of all parts of the knob- even
> > undersides. Once the stuff is gone, rinse with clean thoroughly and let
> > dry. I followed this up by a coat and polish of automotive wax to protect
> > the surface of the knob form further deterioration. I did this on my
> > NC-300  3 years ago and they still look great now.
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