Cleaning up the Clairtone 7979

[Lasonic TRC-920]

Thanks Thanks and Thanks .
I call that crap
Speaker schmootz.
or the Nasties
And God knows where it comes from but ill tell you this
it took a long time to get there.

Well, what ever it's called and how ever it gets in there, you did a great job cleaning it all out....Another HAPPY radio

 

[bashngu]

This is without a doubt one of my favorties and I hope mine turns out as nice as this one when i get to it. The touch sensitive knob which allows the LED's to go from tuner signal back to level meters just seems to be ahead of its time for this. I was shocked when I realized it had this functionality. Great job on this one!!!!

 

[dk1two]

hey hemiguy,
I know I am a little late, but how much work did it take to clean it?
I mean what you did, for how long and what kind of cleaner/tools you used..
Thanks,
Gregor

 

[hemiguy2006]

hey hemiguy,
I know I am a little late, but how much work did it take to clean it?
I mean what you did, for how long and what kind of cleaner/tools you used..
Thanks,
Gregor

No problem.
I usually spend a good part of 5 to 6 hours total on something like this.
Mild dish soap on the body, soft tooth brush to get into the little nooks.
compressed air to blow all the dust from inside.
Novus 3 step Plastic polish on all the transparent parts.
Deoxit tuner cleaner and lube for the switches and knobs.
Cleaner wax on the chrome bits and pieces to give an exceptional shine.
Satin black paint on the speaker grilles after a sanding with 800 to 1000 grit sandpaper.

 

[dk1two]

Ahh, thanks alot.
I needed the hint for sth. like that Novus polish - already ordered!
By cleaner wax you mean the product actually called "cleaner wax" or anything general like that?
Products over here differ from american products, so sorry if I got something wrong + for my bad English.
Thx again,
Gregor

 

[Fatdog]

By cleaner wax you mean the product actually called "cleaner wax" or anything general like that?

Maybe something like this:

Meguiar's Cleaner Wax

http://www.meguiarsdirect.com/detail/MEG+A1216

You should be able to find something similar in any auto parts store.

 

[Uncle Ed]

OMG, compressed air?

 

[redbenjoe]

he ed --your new avitar is star-studded

 

[bytor]

This is without a doubt one of my favorties and I hope mine turns out as nice as this one when i get to it. The touch sensitive knob which allows the LED's to go from tuner signal back to level meters just seems to be ahead of its time for this. I was shocked when I realized it had this functionality. Great job on this one!!!!

Hi Bashngu,

Not quite following you here. How do you do this? I want to try on mine tonight.

Thanks,

Bytor

 

[hemiguy2006]

This feature only works when it is plugged in.
and if it doesnt work try flipping the plug polarity .
When you touch the tuning knob the top row leds will then function to indicate tuning strength.
Pretty kool

 

[Vintage Man]

what did you soak those knobs in! very nice. .

 

[upbnsfrrfan]

I'm speechless!!!