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OK, so I stuffed all the caps, fully disassembled the dial, took naval jelly to it....then I realized it cleans it really bright.
And the Windex left most dirt in the chassis. Alcohol was better at it but not all the way.
I took a little Naval Jelly....and applied it, a little, to the top of the chassis. The result is spectacular. I washed the rest off with many towels and alcohol.
I also soaked the tuning cap in the dishwashing liquid. Came out sparkling.

That was yesterday.
Today I reconnected everything, soldered in the new cord, and after making sure the rectifier works (I need all tubes for that, that's the AA5 for you with serialized filaments), soldered in the speaker.
I have a small pigtail for an antenna.

It starting whistling and whining and eventually received my local station right about where it should be.
It is still whining, so I think I will have to spend some quality time with it although first I will try a longer antenna first.

But....it is alive!