Very interesting sighting of neglected boombox

[howie1976]

You Sir are a boombox whisperer! A+👍

 

[SLO]

Excellent clean up crazygamer, what a big difference a good cleaning makes

 

[Ghettoboom767]

Very nice cleaning job!!😎

 

[crazygamer]

Thanks everyone, thanks !!!!

 

[Van Presence]

dam thats a wicked clean up job. top marks! i like the volume controls. cool radio all round

 

[paulb4uk]

I got a sharp gf4343 off ebay that was a horrible yellow/brown color possibly nicotine or been in a kitchen it did clean up nice though.

 

[crazygamer]

Yes, mine also did, but it seems like i did some faults cleaning it up, chrome trims came off along with nicotine & grease which saddens me and FM needs to be aligned, but as long as no schematic plan, then it' ll be like it is.

 

[paulb4uk]

I used washing up liquid and plenty of water to clean mine the cassete door had some silver fade but i swapped it with a near perfect one from a spares machine .

 

[retrohead]

in its original,raw state that had to be the worst condition radio id ever seen,and ive seen some appalling abominations in my time
but,the job youve done on it is first class.truely first class.i commend you for your patience and strong stomach,being able to fix that up.good job :superduper:

 

[crazygamer]

in its original,raw state that had to be the worst condition radio id ever seen,and ive seen some appalling abominations in my time
but,the job youve done on it is first class.truely first class.i commend you for your patience and strong stomach,being able to fix that up.good job :superduper:

Yes, it looked more than worse before, i still veel bad about those chrome trims that i scrubbed off accidentally,as it was so greasy and had a coat of nicotine on it, i had to leave it to soapy hot water for a hour and later these just came off with a wipe, i feel kinda bad about it. And after disassembly, FM stopped working for good, i have no idea how it happened, but it receives FM very poorly and after workshop service, it sounds alright, but it´s like tuned off from station, i have no idea why and how, but i guess there isn´t much to do about it. Line In and Cassette both work nice, clear and loud, FM radio is shy as hell, AM is loud and clear. I guess i´ll take it to the service again. Any ideas to revive the chrome trims ? Has anyone done it before here ?

 

[ralrein1]

Hello Crazygamer,with reguardes to the silver or chrome trim on cassette door.I recommend silver/aluminum duct work tape.It comes in a big roll and can be found at hardware stores and giant home improvement stores.This tape is basically polished aluminum with a sticky adhesive back.You peel away the back of it exposing the sticky part and gently apply to your boomer cass door.Its best to pre-cut the tape to fit the two areas.Then just gently apply.It should be more than adequate for your needs.Hope this helps you out.😃😃😃

 

[THAFUZZ]

Hey Valter, I would recommend trying this Chrome (adhesive backed) automotive pinstripe tape for Your box's replacement needs. [ebay]http://www.ebay.com/itm/12mm-1-2-PinStripe-PinStriping-Pin-Stripe-Tape-Decal-Vinyl-Sticker-CHROME-/321178860545?hash=item4ac7c07c01:g7IAAOSwp5JWaROM&vxp=mtr[/ebay]

 

[crazygamer]

Thanks for help guys, i guess what i´ll do first is i´ll take it to repair shop and ask if there´s something else that can be done to it before buying any decals, i hate that FM radio doesn´t work on this one, i´m kinda perfectionist And it happened because of some my unknown tiny fault, i don´t even know what. Duh. But thanks for help anyways !

 

[Radio-Active]

Champion!!! Good story,man!
Nice work.

 

[crazygamer]

Champion!!! Good story,man!
Nice work.

Thanks for kind words !

I actually checked it today. AM, Line In and Cassette sound really loud, but FM radio doesn´t. It was once serviced actually, they replaced some caps as it was really quiet, now it´s loud, but sounds like it´s tuned off from stations. When you tune to station, it sounds loud, but not clear, like some static is in, then you tune it just a little bit off and you hear a quiet, but very clear signal, it´s just like this with every station i listen to. I haven´t touched the components inside, no, i haven´t, but can someone help me with all this ? What should i do so that it starts working again ?

 

[blu_fuz]

That is so great to see even that radio get some TLc. Nice job

 

[crazygamer]

That is so great to see even that radio get some TLc. Nice job

Thanks Blu ! I took this radio to service again, maybe they can do something with this again, something in it begs me to return it to it´s former glory, i´ll get some aluminium tape as decals for it too soon ! Without FM radio this isn´t quite the radio.