[Hammarlund] How to clean a HQ129X panel and cabinet?

[Greg]

Nicotine is very easy to remove.
Use hot soapy water a soft cloth and poof! it's gone man!
73's
Greg
WA7LYO
Kinston NC

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "jeremy-ca" <km1h at jeremy.mv.com>
To: <hammarlund at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, July 28, 2007 7:36 PM
Subject: [Hammarlund] How to clean a HQ129X panel and cabinet?


>I took a little trip today to pick up a Viking I and a very nice HQ-129X 
>follwed me home.
> It has a beautiful panel with no paint rubbed off and I dont see any 
> damage to the cabinet. However a PO was a smoker and the residue is 
> everywhere, thankfully very little inside. The interior is exceptionally 
> clean with just a faint nicotine coloring.
>
> Before I ruin it and since there is a variety of paints used among 
> equipment manufacturers I thought it best to start here. What is the 
> accepted procedure to clean this gem?
>
> Carl
> KM1H
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