[GreenKeys] The most annoying part of Teletype restoration.

[w9ddd at tapr.org]

I just spent  the better part of two days removing unneeded modifications to a 28 KSR cabinet and LESU.  The greasy stuff that 'grows' on the surface of the tubing attracts dirt like an magnet or turns white. Then some of the tubing gets brittle as it ages.  So nothing wants to  bend where it needs to go when flipping the LESU.  

The tubing on a small bundle of wires for was so brittle I ended up being able to remove it by cracking it in several places.  

With the dirt that was on the tubing, my hands ended up dirtier than the time I changed the timing chain on a Mopar 318.

So what techniques  have folks used to fix these problems in a way the looks authentic.
I could see using a spiral wrap, but that wouldn't look right.  Using new tubing more closely matching original almost guarantee needing to remove connectors.

Ideas?


John, W9DDD