[Hallicrafters] SX-42 Project - gorgeous!

[Bob Sullivan]

Rich, et. al.

Fine job, Rich. Here are photos of my (in-process) SX-42 efforts:
http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/sx42.htm

Like you, I polish with Simple Green and sometimes 50/50 409/ammonia 
mixture followed by a (light) pressure wash with LOTS of water. I polish 
with Wenol (great stuff!) and "NevrDull." A Dremel with the nylon brushes 
help in tight areas. After polishing, I wash again. Never use steel wool 
and remove everything possible before the process.

73, Bob
WØYVA
Personal site: http://www.isquare.com/personal_pages/ras-hardware.htm


At 02:46 PM 12/26/2005, Rich Soennichsen wrote:
>Thanks Ken.  Keep in mind that all things look better in web pictures
>than in person, much better.  I cleaned the whole thing with a soft
>brush and Simple Green followed by a hot water rinse.  Meant to do a
>final rinse with distilled water, forgot.  I used small wire brushes
>on a dremel followed by Wenol polish.  No wire brush on aluminum
>though.  The deck has oxide pits that remain, but they are shiny pits
>now.
>Ideally the whole thing would be dismantled, including tube sockets,
>and polished smooth.  This would cost me my marriage and, after some
>thought, I have decided against it.  ;-)
>
>Rich