tonedeaf
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Post by tonedeaf on Jun 14, 2018 15:28:57 GMT
Hi
Question, has anyone on here successfully cleared a very badly scratched dustcover. I picked up a very cheap GL75 and the lid is in shocking condition, however it has no crack or chips and would be a shame to throw it out if it can made to look presentable?
cheers
Stewart
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Post by julesd68 on Jun 14, 2018 17:36:04 GMT
Hi Stewart, I agree and think it's definitely worth a go! My lid wasn't badly scratched but I ended up getting an excellent result from using a headlight restorer which removed all the 'fogginess' and made it crystal clear ... I think you will need something more substantial though - have a look here at the suggestion posted in the thread that I started on the subject last year - theaudiostandard.net/post/116922/thread |
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Post by madmoon on Jun 14, 2018 18:03:47 GMT
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Post by MartinT on Jun 14, 2018 18:09:09 GMT
Start with Brasso and then move on to the headlight restorer.
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tonedeaf
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Post by tonedeaf on Jun 14, 2018 18:20:00 GMT
Yes, I will give it a couple of hours elbow grease pone weekend and see if the results are worth the efoort
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Post by ChrisB on Jun 16, 2018 6:10:39 GMT
Alternatively, you could take it to someone who does sandblasting and have the whole thing 'properly' fogged over. I saw this done with an otherwise unrecoverable Michell Mycro plinth and lid and I thought it looked good and rather unique. They can use alternative materials to sand that are more gentle on the object being treated.
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Post by Tim on Jun 16, 2018 8:38:55 GMT
My S/H Technics 1210 lid was in poor shape, not chipped or cracked but fogged. I used a cream cleaner first, then Brasso and finally headlight restorer. It came up really well. If you have one I'd use or maybe even buy an orbital buffer, as it does take an awful lot of elbow grease. I spent many hours doing it over a number of days cos I'm cheap!
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 16, 2018 9:31:43 GMT
Tim
My 1210 lid is not great either
What cream cleaner is this, something like Jif ?
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Post by Tim on Jun 16, 2018 10:53:33 GMT
Yes Mike, something like JIF - I used a simple (cheap) Tesco cream cleanser to start off with
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Post by MikeMusic on Jun 16, 2018 13:01:55 GMT
Thanks Tim
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