What would you use to thin airplane glue? Any normal paint thinner?
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From: Phono-L <phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org> on behalf of Rich via Phono-L 
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Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Credenza X and VE8-12X coming along!

No, that is cabinet finish. Gold plating was usually coated with thinned
cellulose lacquer. Fingernail polish also contains oil so it is a bit
soft and true cellulose lacquer is rather tough to come by bet bet is
Testors thinned clear airplane dope from you local hobby shop.

On 1/13/19 2:44 PM, Ron L'Herault via Phono-L wrote:
> And that would have been applied to metal finished parts?
>
> Ron L
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> I previously answered your finish question in an earlier post.
>
> The closest thing to what was used OEM is Behlen Violin Varnish, can be
> difficult to find but it works well. The base coats were plain shellac
> followed by a top coat of the Violin Varnish.
>
> The term VARNISH does not describe a specific product or finishing
> technique. It is used as a generic term to describe a finishing material
> that contains some type of oil. In many cases it will be a non-drying
> type of finish that has a elastic like consistency.
>
> --Rich
>
> On 1/11/19 3:39 PM, Robert Wright via Phono-L wrote:
>> Thanks (again) Ron! I ended up using dish soap and a toothbrush to get
>> most of it removed, but I'll try the WD-40 method. My main concern was
>> that the arms that move with the tonearm didn't move easily at all, but
>> I think the hot water I was using melted away a good bit of the gunk
>> that was making it so stiff. After a thorough drying, I oiled all the
>> moving parts with 3-in-one, then rubbed an oily paper towel over all of
>> it to guard against any kind of moisture left over.
>>
>> Anyone know about the factory varnish situation? I know it's probably a
>> bit involved, but what am I (considering) getting into, exactly?
>>
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Robert
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jan 11, 2019, at 9:11 AM, Ron L'Herault via Phono-L
>> <phono-l@oldcrank.org <mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org>> wrote:
>>
>>> You only need to remove old oil from the joints and hand crud from the
>>> finish.   I’d use (have used) WD040 and a toothbrush to clean the
>>> mechanism and spray cleaner like Fantastic to clean the gold.  Do not
>>> use polish.  Relubricate moving parts with light oil.  Put oil on the
>>> pad to avoid squeal.
>>> Ron
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