What would you use to thin airplane glue? Any normal paint thinner? ________________________________ From: Phono-L <phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org> on behalf of Rich via Phono-L <phono-l@oldcrank.org> Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 5:51:58 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Cc: Rich 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 > > -----Original Message----- > From: Phono-L [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Rich via > Phono-L > Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2019 6:39 PM > To: phono-l@oldcrank.org > Cc: Rich > Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Credenza X and VE8-12X coming along! > > 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 >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org >> Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org
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