[Hallicrafters] RE: Radio restoration

[Ken Ketner]

Richard, I can’t recall if I replied to your question about how to clean a chassis, so here is a shot.

Lately, I have been doing it this way: get the cabinet off, set the chassis on an angle, get a dry unused 1/2 inch household paint brush and an old tooth brush, along with a cup of water with a bit of dishwater detergent in it. I take a wet brush in one hand and my blowpipe from my little 1 hp Sears air compressor, then a) wet scrub upstream or uphill, then b) blow in a downhill direction (working toward a dirty edge. The idea is to loosen the gunk enuf for the air to blow away both loose gunk and water. This is the best technique I have found so far.

>----- ------- Original Message ------- -----
>From: "Richard Wilkins"
><rwilkins at rockingham.k12.va.us>
>To: ketner at arisbeassociates.com
>Sent: Fri, 11 Mar 2005 13:21:36
>
>Hi Ken,
>I just read your online article "Tips on Cleaning
>and Powder Coating." 
>What liquids do you use for the chassis cleaning
>and rinse?  I would like
>to give boat anchor restoration a try.
>Your Hallicrafter rigs look great.
>73,
>Richard,  KR4V
>
>
>
>Richard Wilkins, Computer Repair Instructor
>Massanutten Technical Center
>325 Pleasant Valley Road
>Harrisonburg, Va 22801
>Phone	540-434-5961
>FAX	 540-434-1402
>Email	  rwilkins at rockingham.k12.va.us


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