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Old 9th Apr 2019, 8:15 pm   #1
Colin Boggis
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Christchurch, Dorset, UK.
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Smile Curing sticky rubber finish on PURE DAB radios

An update on this issue. Having bought an Elan ll for next to nothing, and finding it to perform extremely well I was faced with that awful sticky finish to which all manner of debris was stuck. All the solutions I came across did not work at all well, but I have resolved the issue now. There are 2 possible solutions: One is to remove the debris using methylated spirit and once clean, spray over with clear lacquer. The other, more effective but labour intensive, is to clean off the finish using bakelite polish and meths mixed together. It takes a while ( about 2 hours on my radio) with several applications and much "elbow grease" but does work well leaving a polished plastic cabinet. Just the job for a rainy day!
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