Apache TX-1

[Bob Burns]

In a message dated 12/05/2009 11:44:27 GMT Standard Time,  
brookbank at TRIAD.RR.COM writes:

I am in  the process of restoring a TX-1, but the knobs have lost their 
shine, does  anyone here knows how to bring them to life again??? Thanks in 
advance for any  assistance.    Pat





Hi Pat
 
I have used a UK product called Brasso to polish up plastics,  plated and 
bare metal and PCB material. It is no help if the object has  suffered 
significant corrosion or pitting though. Another useful and similar UK  product is 
called T-Cut for polishing up old car paint work. Not sure if those  
products are locally available to you but there must be equivalents.
 
You can mount each knob on a shaft and put that in a bench drill set to  
slow to lessen some of the effort but make sure that the polishing cloth does  
not get caught up or you may hurt yourself.
 
Knobs with anodised aluminium parts will not polish up to a really glossy  
finish without removing part or all of the anodising finish as they may be  
etched first before anodising to give a matt like finish.
 
73

Bob 

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