[R-390] Cleaning Blue Stripes

[Tisha Hayes]

Dubravko,

If you are planning on removing the blue stripe check and see if the panel
is an engraved one. Most radios had an aluminum front panel with engraved
lettering. There are a "few" that were just a flat piece of aluminum with
letters that were stenciled onto the front.

If it is an engraved panel you could completely remove it from the radio
and use a paint stripper chemical and a plastic or wooden scraper to take
it down to the base metal. You can remove the white filler from the
engravings and start all over again.

There have been some beautiful results of front panel restoration. You can
also clean up the knobs and refinish those as well.

We have thoroughly documented the restoration process and many on this list
are experts in helping you get the radio up to near perfect, brand new
condition.

-- 
Ms. Tisha Hayes/ AA4HA

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