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Title: Plastic polish? Post by: WA2SQQ on October 05, 2017, 01:12:43 PM Restoring a 1960's transistor radio. The clear section of the tuning window has yellowed and the case has som very fine scratches. Just wondering what you use for polishing plastic?
Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: W2ZE on October 05, 2017, 01:18:49 PM I have used this with good success:
https://www.novuspolish.com/ Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: KB2WIG on October 05, 2017, 04:00:41 PM Same here.. KLC Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: W1RKW on October 05, 2017, 04:08:04 PM I use Novus #2 for everything plastic. Works great. The polish dissipates static as well.
Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: Joe Connor on October 05, 2017, 04:48:17 PM I've had good luck with Meguiar's PlastX. The big-box stores and auto-parts stores carry it.
Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: KA0HCP on October 05, 2017, 10:29:10 PM Novus. You can get kits with different grades on Ebay for around $10.
Flitz polish (and wax) is good too. Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: WA2SQQ on October 06, 2017, 04:28:42 PM Picked up the Novus #2 (8 0z) at The Container Store for $5.99
Works great! Just finishing up restoring a 50+ year old transistor radio. Hope it sounds as good as it looks. Thanks for the tips Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: WBear2GCR on October 09, 2017, 11:48:40 AM In a pinch toothpaste using soft cotton to apply and rub works.
Sometimes a follow up with a finer polish will improve the results, such as Turtle Wax Color Back, or similar auto polish, one of the pink paste silver polishes... things like that. Title: Re: Plastic polish? Post by: WA2SQQ on October 10, 2017, 01:44:55 PM All done - the case turned out great and the radio plays fine. Hopefully the restore will give it another 56 years of life! AMfone - Dedicated to Amplitude Modulation on the Amateur Radio Bands
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