[Hallicrafters] Power washing a dusty, grimy rig??

[Jim]

I put a Heath cabinet in the dishwasher...it removed ALL the paint, not a 
speck left......

Jim



>I just washed a pretty nice looking Heath case in the dishwasher (just to
> make it a bit better) before shipping the item to someone.
> Now it is bright and shiny
> The paint came off!
> Paul K0UYA
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Todd, KA1KAQ" <ka1kaq at gmail.com>
> To: "Michael Peron" <mikeqrpfun at aol.com>
> Cc: <hallicrafters at mailman.qth.net>
> Sent: Friday, September 30, 2011 5:35 PM
> Subject: Re: [Hallicrafters] Power washing a dusty, grimy rig??
>
>
>> On Fri, Sep 30, 2011 at 4:59 PM, Michael Peron <mikeqrpfun at aol.com> 
>> wrote:
>>>  I've also read about the use of Windex, 409, soap and brasso but this
>>> could be quite labor instensive.
>>
>> True enough, doing things in a thoughtful, thorough manner can indeed
>> take time and elbow grease. The rewards are worth it, IMO. Trying to
>> take a shortcut will more often than not create problems worse than
>> you already have, and it's always too late when you realize it.
>>
>> I knew a fellow who bought a nice Collins 30K-1 from a collector out
>> west, had it shipped to northern New England, where he then 'restored'
>> it using his dishwasher for the different chassis. He sent me before
>> and after pictures. It looked like it had just left the factory, with
>> only a light coat of dust from sitting idle for decades. Sure enough,
>> the rig that was dusty at most looked shiny inside, but all the E F
>> Johnson decals on the back of the loading caps had been blown off, and
>> I heard later that he ended up with a shorted transformer on the
>> modulator deck. He even wrote an article about how he restored this
>> transmitter. Somehow, he neglected to mention the damage done trying
>> to make the rig more impressive.
>>
>> Be careful with things like 409. They work well on some tough grime
>> but will remove paint and other things you'd just as soon keep, like
>> lettering. Even Windex deserves some respect. Water usually won't
>> hurt, provided you use it sparingly, don't blow it into/under things
>> under pressure, and let it dry thoroughly as John indicated.
>>
>> An old toothbrush, some Q-Tips or long, cotton swaps, plenty of paper
>> towels and a few hours of time should yield pleasing results. When in
>> doubt, take a break. Step away and ask yourself 'Is what I'm about to
>> do likely to improve it or make it worse?' I've certainly had a few
>> situations where the mess I made trying to improve something ended up
>> worse than the mess I thought I had.
>>
>> ~ Todd,  KA1KAQ/4
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