[Hallicrafters] PM 23 Speaker

[jeremy-ca]

I most certainly would not use any abrasive on stainless unless it is to 
remove a scratch that you can feel with a fingernail. In that case start 
with 600 grit wet and work your way to 1500 or 2000. Finish off with a 
proper buffing compound and wheel. If it is just surface marks then it can 
be buffed out.

Ive restored many unobtanium automotive and electronic stainless trim items 
and it certainly does take patience.

Eastwoods is a one stop source for materials altho a bit pricey.

http://www.eastwoodco.com/

Carl
KM1H



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mike Everette" <radiocompass at yahoo.com>
To: "John King" <k5pgw at yahoo.com>; <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Monday, December 24, 2007 11:40 AM
Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] PM 23 Speaker


> John,
>
> Take out the four nuts that hold in the board on which
> the speaker is mounted.  Remove the speaker and board.
> Be careful not to lose the bolts which will drop out
> of the front of the cabinet; they have knurled heads
> and square sections (like carriage bolts) behind the
> heads.  They are unique and irreplaceable.
>
> Once this is out, I think you will find that there are
> some pieces of angle bolted into the front of the
> cabinet; these hold the louvers into place.  Take out
> the nuts and the angles come off, then the louver
> assemblies will come out.
>
> The louvers should not be painted.  They are
> supposedly stainless steel.  Clean them with very
> light sandpaper (400-600 grit) and steel wool, and a
> LOT of patience.  It is not a quick fix in most cases.
>
> You can probably clean the wrinkle paint with
> Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner (works wonders!)
> and make it look very nice indeed, unless the paint is
> damaged.
>
> If you need to repaint, black wrinkle (yeah, I know
> it's gray, bear with me!) can be ordered from CarQuest
> auto stores.  Follow the directions and DO NOT HURRY.
> After that dries, overspray it LIGHTLY with a gray
> paint; go easy so as not to fill up the wrinkles.
> Some of the aerosol gray enamels from hardware stores
> are fine for this, especially "Premier" multipurpose
> enamel from Sentry Hardware, which looks very nice.
>
> If you just have to have an "exact" match, try using
> hobby paint.  Testors makes several "aircraft" and
> "armor" colors that can provide a starting point; look
> at "Feldgrau" (German field gray) and "RLM Gray"
> (German Luftwaffe gray).  These can be darkened with a
> dab of black or lightened with white.  They are flat
> finishes.  If you want a semi gloss finish, mix some
> Testors "Glosscote" into the paint.  This should be
> airbrushed of course.
>
> 73
>
> Mike
> WA4DLF
>
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