M70 Painting!

[BoomboxLover48]

You won't believe what I did today! )


I woke up at 4:00AM to give one of my fav M70 a better look.

Now, I am a wornout puppy ... ...parts are all painted......cleaned...now waiting for the full cure..to put it all back together..

I will post pictures tomorrow.............



Happy Easter! God Bless you all!

 

[bklyn sound]

can't wait to see ...congrats

 

[mellymelsr]

There is a paint available that matches the M70 silver almost perfectly...

 

[BoomboxLover48]

There is a paint available that matches the M70 silver almost perfectly...

Melly, Which paint is that?

I will post better pics tomorrow..

It came out really nice...

 

[mellymelsr]

There is a paint available that matches the M70 silver almost perfectly...

Melly, Which paint is that?

I will post better pics tomorrow..

It came out really nice...

Ace Dull Aluminum spray paint. It has the right shade and goes on silky smooth...

 

[BoomboxLover48]

There is a paint available that matches the M70 silver almost perfectly...

Melly, Which paint is that?

I will post better pics tomorrow..

It came out really nice...

Ace Dull Aluminum spray paint. It has the right shade and goes on silky smooth...

Excellent information! Thanks! I will use that in my next project.

 

[Ken]

 

[BoomboxLover48]

I replaced all belts, lubed, and painted it.

I need to put the back cover, cassette door...and afew minor things....will complete everything soon.

Here are the pictures...

 

[bklyn sound]

outstanding....i commend you efforts... now its party time

 

[BoomboxLover48]

outstanding....i commend you efforts... now its party time

Thanks Jimmy!

It was not easy to take the whole thing apart and do the painting in one day.....

I will post pictures when all is done. It sounds excellent and works fantastic.

Norm gave the best recommendation for the lubricant, I used white silicone grease.


I used DOW MOLYKOTE 44M Silicone High Temp Grease. This brand is pretty expensive.

Actually Joe had a very good recommedation for belts. He reminded me to go with the small flat belts from studio electronics. Medium belts will slip off the pulley. The small wide belts work fine.

Thank you fresh produce for getting one original antenna!


Thanks to Bluefuz

You guys are Awesome!

 

[redbenjoe]

 

[blu_fuz]

P - A - R - T - Y!

 

[BoomboxLover48]

In the past I had success removing the chrome speaker rims and the grill with other M70s. I had no luck with this one at all.

It appears like the glue they used on the grills spread to the rims and they all are so firm. I didn't want to soak it in warm water to soften the polymer in the glue.

If I ever bought the belts without Joe's advice, I would have been in trouble again to open up the box and replace the belts.

The box now looks like new and works like a charm!

M70s are a real treasure to have. I will buy more if I see one for a good price.

I think M70 is the overall winner among Boomboxes!

They are well built and sounds FANTASTIC!

 

[goodman]

Excellent job! Look very good!