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poppydog · 13th Oct 2019, 5:10 pm

I had to do a similar thing to a small far eastern transistor radio from late 60s early 70s, and I ended up using a heat gun with a little ipa to soften (what I think is contact adhesive) and a soldering aid hook to get underneath the aluminium disc. I used tin foil to protect other parts of the radio from the heat gun. Care will have to be taken that the ipa doesn't take the print off the disc and you don't distort the aluminium disc with the hook..

regards poppydog

13th Oct 2019, 5:10 pm	#9
poppydog Banned Join Date: Oct 2015 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 849	Re: Remove metal plate that covers knobs I had to do a similar thing to a small far eastern transistor radio from late 60s early 70s, and I ended up using a heat gun with a little ipa to soften (what I think is contact adhesive) and a soldering aid hook to get underneath the aluminium disc. I used tin foil to protect other parts of the radio from the heat gun. Care will have to be taken that the ipa doesn't take the print off the disc and you don't distort the aluminium disc with the hook.. regards poppydog