on 10/10/03 2:45 PM, Gary Kitchen at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Anybody know the best way to restore a compact Mac case to it's original, > un-dingy color? You know, where the case has become discolored over time and > has kind of a dirty yellow look to it? What cleaning products or procedures > have worked best for you? Also, what's the best way to "gently" polish over > a scratch in the B/W monitor glass? I am dealing with an SE/30 I received > recently, and it has suffered it's share of abuse, and it needs a lot of > cleanup TLC. The floppy is acting like it won't read or write. When a blank > disk is inserted, it of course wants to initialize it, so I say Yes. After > it does it, it verifies and then says Initialization Failed! Tried this with > 3 or 4 floppies, they are good in other compact macs. Have I just got a > cruddy drive maybe? I planned on getting it out and very gently cleaning the > heads, what should I use, H20, alcohol, etc? The floppy has probably been > heavily used over the years in a classroom. It has the original 40mb HD and > 5mb RAM, so I have plenty of work to do for expansion yet. But there is > quite a bit of software on it as well. I love the screensaver, "Dark Side > of the Mac", played with it for a long time. Anyways, I need a few ideas on > these problems. Thanks all! > > 'Til next time, > Gary
I live in the High Desert of California. My proven method of cleaning dingy cases is, and HAS been, to dismantle the Mac completely. Taks the case halves and spray them with CLorox Cleanup, a good kitchen cleaner with a detergent, bleach and surfactant. I spray, let sit in the sun for half an hour. I repeat this for up to 10 times. On the last spray, I grab a Teflon-Pan sponge and scrub the case halves all over, rinsing under clean water to remove the residual salts of Chloride. A Floppy disk will do what you see when the head is dirty, or the carriage is dry of lube and doesn't drop all the way down. On rare occasions, it's a sign of head failure. But if you get those case halves apart, you should remove the floppy drive and check it for dirt and filth. Jeff -- Compact Macs is sponsored by <http://lowendmac.com/>. Support Low End Mac <http://lowendmac.com/lists/support.html> Compact Macs list info: <http://lowendmac.com/lists/compact.shtml> --> AOL users, remove "mailto:"; Send list messages to: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To unsubscribe, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> For digest mode, email: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subscription questions: <mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Archive:<http://www.mail-archive.com/compact.macs%40mail.maclaunch.com/> --------------------------------------------------------------- >The Think Different Store http://www.ThinkDifferentStore.com ---------------------------------------------------------------
