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I picked up an ivory Hipppo that someone thought would look good painted with white latex paint. I'm working on that issue but my problem is the knobs. I'm not having a good time getting the paint off of them. Does anyone know where I might get some replacement knobs? They are the normal Bakelight color.

Thanks,
Eric

Eric
The Villages, FL
Member: Philco Phorum, ARF, ARCI & Radiomuseum.org

#2

Try using dot 3 brake fluid to get the paint off the knobs, people have used that to get paint off of polystyrene and lucite with no ill effects. In all honesty soaking them in water may get the latex paint off. I think the knobs on these were made out of Tenite II, the improved version of Tenite that does not warp, shrink, and disintegrate. They are very similar to the knobs used on a 46-1201 and several other sets. I have two so called "Hippo" sets, one is white and has a tuned RF amplifier stage, the other is brown Bakelite and has a 14AF7 mixer-oscillator and an extra IF amplifier stage. They are decent sets but people often make the mistake of paying too much for them thinking that they must be rare, which they are not.
Regards
Arran
#3

Thanks Arran, I'll give it a try.

Eric

Eric
The Villages, FL
Member: Philco Phorum, ARF, ARCI & Radiomuseum.org

#4

Thanks Arran. The brake fluid worked great! After some polishing the knobs look like new.

Eric

Eric
The Villages, FL
Member: Philco Phorum, ARF, ARCI & Radiomuseum.org

#5

I have a Hippo, pretty good little set. In Boston I get all the NY City Stations at nite and many low power locals. They are nice and small so they can follow you around the house. I think some collect them because of their look rather than performance. They have a novel dial concept and at least stand out amongst a lot of the post war ac/dc sets.

Good luck with yours.

Paul

Tubetalk1
#6

I need to get my hippo out and play it some today. Case was cracked on both Hippos I found, but at least they look presentable. I have both an Ivory (working) and a regular brown one (not working).

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