[Hallicrafters] EXT :Re: Power washing a dusty, grimy rig??

[mac]

Having heard glowing reports on Murphy's over the years I tried some a  
while ago on an MD-7 (ARC-5 modulator) chassis. Striped ALL the paint  
off slick as a whistle.  Keep hearing about the stuff, though, so  
maybe I was just unlucky.  :^(

Dennis D.  W7QHO
Glendale, CA

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On Oct 1, 2011, at 11:31 AM, W8ZV wrote:


> Hi Guys (and Gals)!!!
>
>     I've had really good success with Murphy's Oil Soap.  The stuff in
> the spray bottle.  Gets the dirt, cigarette smoke, grease, etc and
> leaves the stuff behind that we want there.  I usually stand the  
> chassis
> on end and let it run down and off as well.  I rinse with distilled
> water and dry with a hair dryer (not to be confused with a HEAT GUN!).
> I've done this to Hammarlund's, Heathkit's, Hallicrafters, Drake's,
> Collins, Eldico's, and a good many antique radios and haven't screwed
> anything up yet.  Got at least 30 years of doing the same thing and
> haven't lost anything yet.
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