[Hallicrafters] how to ruin old gear....

[john]

My tired old tale of cleaning dials with ANYTHING:

If you have a radio with a yellowed old dial, everytime you use it, you'll
remember that you're using an old, vintage radio.

If you have a radio with a dial that's missing the lettering, scale, or
other items, you'll always remember that you were an idiot for trying to
EVER clean a dial scale.

I'm sure many people will note "but I've cleaned xxxxx and it came out
just fine".... but, is it's not worth the risk of destroying a unique piece.

John wb5oau



At 09:53 AM 8/11/02 -0400, Duane Fischer, W8DBF wrote:
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>John, 	
>	
>More than one person doing a restoration project made the mistake of using
soap
>and water on dial faces, and like magic, vanished the lettering. I would urge
>our subscribers to read through the archives via the HCI web site search
engine
>and explore this concept. There is a wealth of good information there
about what
>to do,as well as what not to do.	
>
>
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>From: john <johnmb at nc.rr.com>
>To: hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net
>Subject: [Hallicrafters] how to ruin old gear....
>Date: Sunday, August 11, 2002 9:39 AM
>
>For an example of why not to use harsh chem's when cleaning
>gear, see what used to be a very nice Ranger:
>
>
>http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1371268624
>
>White hand cleaner for me, and or fresh soapy water !
>
>John
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