[R-390] Cleaning blue stripes To paint or not to paint?

[Roger Ruszkowski]

Djelatnik,

This is a radio not an auto.

This is a radio not a weapon.

Everyone paints auto's and we think it OK.

Repaint or over clean an antique and the value goes in the trash.


Time is money even 10 hours to pull down, strip, clean, paint, detail the engraving,
not mess up the back side or re stencil the back side, then reassemble the panel and your
in over $300.00 just for labor. How do you ever recover the cost?

Do one your self for your self for the rest of your life OK. Its your hobby and it's just your time.

I favor a good wash and clear wax to keep the oxide shinny. And easy to wipe the finger prints off.

Repaint on the meters knobs and dial bezel is a mixed bag.

Are you all in or all out?

I'm not sure I would take the strip off.

You are denying  your receivers unique history.

Just the feelings of an old man who spent a part of his youth maintaining these receivers buy the hundreds in service.

Roger Ruszkowski 33C4H AI4NI