[ICOM] Cleaning up faceplate knobs

[John Geiger]

Thanks Ed, I will try those.  How do you use it?  Can you soak the knobs in
them for awhile?

73s John AA5JG

On Thu, May 26, 2011 at 2:42 PM, Edward L. Dowdy <ka9ees at comcast.net> wrote:

> I use "Fantastic" or "Formula 49".
>
> 73,
> Ed KA9EES
>
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> From: "John Geiger" <aa5jg at fidmail.com>
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> Subject: [ICOM] Cleaning up faceplate knobs
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>
> >I have an Icom 706 original I picked up a couple of months ago. Yesterday
> > while taking it mobile I realized how dirty the knobs are on it.  Usually
> > it
> > sits in the semi-dark shack and I don't notice such things.  There is
> some
> > sort of hardened gunk in the grooves on the volume and RIT knobs. Not the
> > end of the world but would like to clean it up, if possible.  What is the
> > best cleaner to use on plastic knobs such as this?'
> >
> > 73s John AA5JG
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