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Philco 118 Chassis Restoration
Arran
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03-13-2023, 09:38 PM
I have had goo luck using TSP, mixed with hot water, for washing chassis, it's the stuff you can buy in paint stores for washing walls, or concrete. However TSP may not cut through tobacco tar, alcohol will though, or transformer tar, paint thinner/varsol or kerosene for that.
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Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by Steve Davis - 03-13-2023, 03:31 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by morzh - 03-13-2023, 04:51 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by GarySP - 03-13-2023, 06:10 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by morzh - 03-13-2023, 07:14 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by radiorich - 03-13-2023, 07:35 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by morzh - 03-13-2023, 08:14 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by RodB - 03-13-2023, 08:47 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by Arran - 03-13-2023, 09:38 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by morzh - 03-13-2023, 11:23 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by RadioSvit - 03-14-2023, 06:48 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by GarySP - 03-14-2023, 08:48 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by radiorich - 03-14-2023, 09:07 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by morzh - 03-15-2023, 08:53 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by GarySP - 03-15-2023, 08:59 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by RodB - 03-15-2023, 10:25 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by Chas - 03-15-2023, 11:47 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by morzh - 03-16-2023, 02:39 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by radiorich - 03-17-2023, 09:42 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by morzh - 03-18-2023, 02:27 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by MrFixr55 - 03-18-2023, 07:27 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by GarySP - 03-30-2023, 06:39 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by MrFixr55 - 03-31-2023, 11:38 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by MrFixr55 - 04-18-2023, 12:43 AM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by radiorich - 04-19-2023, 07:24 PM
RE: Philco 118 Chassis Restoration - by radiorich - 04-21-2023, 08:01 AM



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