Ever Ready Sky Master Case - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

wireless_john · 11th Aug 2015, 11:41 am

I'm working on an Ever Ready Sky Master at the moment. It's had woodworm which I've treated it for and the few flight holes that there are I was going to fill with red/maroon wax.

I have read that Meltonian shoe cream is a good treatment for the rexine covering.

Has anyone had any success or otherwise with this? (Before I do something I can't undo!)

John

Audio1950 · 11th Aug 2015, 11:47 pm

Yes, John, I use this stuff all the time to renovate the rexine covering on vintage portable gramophones. Another good one is "Woly" renovating cream, which I get from eBay. Colours can be mixed to get the exact shade.

Barry

wireless_john · 12th Aug 2015, 7:51 am

OK thanks - I'll give it a go then. I noticed elsewhere on the forum that someone had used methylated spirits on Rexine.

I tried it and it certainly does clean it and sort of smooths out what colour there is and there's a definite improvement, but I suppose if the colour is missing, no amount of cleaning is going to put it back.

Thanks

John

11th Aug 2015, 11:41 am	#1
wireless_john Heptode Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Gosport, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 606	Ever Ready Sky Master Case I'm working on an Ever Ready Sky Master at the moment. It's had woodworm which I've treated it for and the few flight holes that there are I was going to fill with red/maroon wax. I have read that Meltonian shoe cream is a good treatment for the rexine covering. Has anyone had any success or otherwise with this? (Before I do something I can't undo!) John Attached Thumbnails __________________ GQRP Club 4704 - BVWS Member

11th Aug 2015, 11:47 pm	#2
Audio1950 Dekatron Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Whittlesey, near Peterborough, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 3,763	Re: Ever Ready Sky Master Case Yes, John, I use this stuff all the time to renovate the rexine covering on vintage portable gramophones. Another good one is "Woly" renovating cream, which I get from eBay. Colours can be mixed to get the exact shade. Barry

12th Aug 2015, 7:51 am	#3
wireless_john Heptode Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Gosport, Hampshire, UK. Posts: 606	Re: Ever Ready Sky Master Case OK thanks - I'll give it a go then. I noticed elsewhere on the forum that someone had used methylated spirits on Rexine. I tried it and it certainly does clean it and sort of smooths out what colour there is and there's a definite improvement, but I suppose if the colour is missing, no amount of cleaning is going to put it back. Thanks John __________________ GQRP Club 4704 - BVWS Member