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correct 42-380 color/did i kill it?
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Hi, This may seem like obvious advice but I know how bad these radio can look after years of sitting around . I taken some real beaters that started out looking like they need refinishing and just cleaned them.Start with a soft paint brush and get the dirt out of the cracks .Be careful not to wreak anything , take your time .Next just use a soft damp cloth and wipe the thing down rub the dirt off. Do not get bare spots wet as it will get under the finish. Stop . Come back in a couple days and do wet cloth routine again.Water will eventually take of most stuff (even the finish if it gets under it). Last use some murphy' oil soap and buff by hand . See where you are at and what you think.You can all ways refinsh it but original finish is great even if it is beat up some.If it is to far gone then find one that isn't for 50 bucks and save yourself alot of work.Redoing the finish on these correctly is an operation.Usually they can be cleaned up even when it looks bad. Any way it is not the type of thing that can be cleaned decent in one pass with out chemicals.
I have recaped one of these and it has worked for years now with original tubes.If you pay to have someone do it for you I am not sure what a fair price is. Make sure you know what that is before you go that route. Have a good one !


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