05-10-2021, 09:41 AM
The cabinet was sanded back the insides cleaned out of all the spiders etc. No particular signs of woodworm that I can see, The unit have been revarnished and the base section re-glued and repainted with black and put back together. That was done some time ago, but the cabinet could still do with a few coats of beeswax and polish.
I have started to look at the chassis. Most of the rubber coated wire is cracking and falling away, so have been sorting out some replacement PVC wires to use, I will try a method suggested on VRRR of lightly sanding the covering to remove the shiny appearance. I have to order the wire in as stocks are very low at this end.
I have removed the valves before I start work on the chassis, basically to protect them from accidents,. two of them need some work as the shielding is flacking away and the grounding wire is completely uncovered on one of them, so, I plan to mask off what I can of the original markings and then use Graphit33 top replace the missing sections of screening. I hope this will work OK, but It will not give the same colour or texture finish as original.
Adrian
I have started to look at the chassis. Most of the rubber coated wire is cracking and falling away, so have been sorting out some replacement PVC wires to use, I will try a method suggested on VRRR of lightly sanding the covering to remove the shiny appearance. I have to order the wire in as stocks are very low at this end.
I have removed the valves before I start work on the chassis, basically to protect them from accidents,. two of them need some work as the shielding is flacking away and the grounding wire is completely uncovered on one of them, so, I plan to mask off what I can of the original markings and then use Graphit33 top replace the missing sections of screening. I hope this will work OK, but It will not give the same colour or texture finish as original.
Adrian
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