Bush TV22 bezel cleaning - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

yagosaga · 19th Jul 2008, 8:44 am

Hello,

I am cleaning my Bush TV22. The greenish bezel around the screen has some dark shadows, looks like grime or soot. The material of the bezel is porous. How can I remove these dark grime shadows from the bezel without smearing it?

Kind regards

From Eckhard

chipp1968 · 19th Jul 2008, 11:26 am

The marks show the areas that air passes through carrying dirt. I would suggest careful cleaning with mild detergent to start with. Hopefully it will remove it, otherwise you may have to use something slightly abrasive!

It looks like you are lucky that the finish is in good condition; most seem to suffer from crazing and flaking paint, so you don't want to spoil that. I refinished mine with matt emulsion paint, adding a layer of beeswax polish afterwards.

HamishBoxer · 19th Jul 2008, 11:37 am

There is a paint colour eau-de-nil that's about correct match

yagosaga · 19th Jul 2008, 3:37 pm

Hello chipp1968,

thank you very much for your recommendations!

I have washed the bezel with warm water and dishwashing detergent. In a very short time the bezel was clean.

The bakelite was polished with paraffine.

Kind regards

From Eckhard

chipp1968 · 19th Jul 2008, 9:15 pm

Thats looking very nice . What sort of parafine did you use?and does it dry & keep the shine ?

yagosaga · 19th Jul 2008, 10:13 pm

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Originally Posted by chipp1968

Thats looking very nice . What sort of parafine did you use?and does it dry & keep the shine ?

I usually use a mix of paraffin and petrol. One third paraffine and two thirds of petrol. My experience is that the shine keeps for years.

Boom · 19th Jul 2008, 10:33 pm

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Originally Posted by yagosaga

I usually use a mix of paraffin and petrol. One third paraffine and two thirds of petrol. My experience is that the shine keeps for years.

LOL - I just hope you don't smoke

Hunts smoothing bomb · 6th Oct 2008, 2:43 pm

Hi All,

Bit of a late reply but I've just got a TV22 recently and I have found that Autosol paste is superb and works quickly and effortlessly on the most dull parts of aged bakelite

Cheers
Lee

19th Jul 2008, 8:44 am	#1
yagosaga Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 208	Bush TV22 bezel cleaning Hello, I am cleaning my Bush TV22. The greenish bezel around the screen has some dark shadows, looks like grime or soot. The material of the bezel is porous. How can I remove these dark grime shadows from the bezel without smearing it? Kind regards From Eckhard Attached Thumbnails

19th Jul 2008, 11:26 am	#2
chipp1968 Rest in Peace Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,356	Re: Bush TV22 bezel cleaning The marks show the areas that air passes through carrying dirt. I would suggest careful cleaning with mild detergent to start with. Hopefully it will remove it, otherwise you may have to use something slightly abrasive! It looks like you are lucky that the finish is in good condition; most seem to suffer from crazing and flaking paint, so you don't want to spoil that. I refinished mine with matt emulsion paint, adding a layer of beeswax polish afterwards.

19th Jul 2008, 11:37 am	#3
HamishBoxer Dekatron Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: W.Butterwick, near Doncaster UK. Posts: 8,935	Re: Bush TV22 bezel cleaning There is a paint colour eau-de-nil that's about correct match

19th Jul 2008, 3:37 pm	#4
yagosaga Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Braunschweig, Germany Posts: 208	Re: Bush TV22 bezel cleaning Hello chipp1968, thank you very much for your recommendations! I have washed the bezel with warm water and dishwashing detergent. In a very short time the bezel was clean. The bakelite was polished with paraffine. Kind regards From Eckhard Attached Thumbnails

19th Jul 2008, 9:15 pm	#5
chipp1968 Rest in Peace Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,356	Re: Bush TV22 bezel cleaning Thats looking very nice . What sort of parafine did you use?and does it dry & keep the shine ?

6th Oct 2008, 2:43 pm	#8
Hunts smoothing bomb Octode Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Wimborne, Dorset, UK. Posts: 1,407	Re: Bush TV22 bezel cleaning Hi All, Bit of a late reply but I've just got a TV22 recently and I have found that Autosol paste is superb and works quickly and effortlessly on the most dull parts of aged bakelite Cheers Lee __________________ Lee