Roberts R606 nasty speaker grille - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

shimeld52 · 22nd Oct 2018, 9:42 am

Hi.
I'm new to collecting old radios at the moment transistor radios from the 50's/60s and 70's.

I have a couple of Roberts R606 radios that have the black horizontal bands or stripes on the metal speaker grille.

The paint has worn off over time and I would like to repaint them. Has anyone had experience of this and can you suggest a way to do this.

I've tried to use black permanent marker and it's more blue like and thin.

Thanks in anticipation.

FIXITNOW · 22nd Oct 2018, 10:53 am

I mask the silver bits with a thin tape and respray them black

shimeld52 · 22nd Oct 2018, 10:55 am

Yep thanks.

I just trawled through the site and found a thread.

Thanks all the same.

crackle · 26th Oct 2018, 10:53 am

Quote:

Originally Posted by FIXITNOW

I mask the silver bits with a thin tape and respray them black

Then pass it over a vacuum cleaner nozzle to suck the holes clear, not too closely though or you suck all the paint through.

Mike

22nd Oct 2018, 9:42 am	#1
shimeld52 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2	Roberts R606 nasty speaker grille Hi. I'm new to collecting old radios at the moment transistor radios from the 50's/60s and 70's. I have a couple of Roberts R606 radios that have the black horizontal bands or stripes on the metal speaker grille. The paint has worn off over time and I would like to repaint them. Has anyone had experience of this and can you suggest a way to do this. I've tried to use black permanent marker and it's more blue like and thin. Thanks in anticipation.

22nd Oct 2018, 10:53 am	#2
FIXITNOW Octode Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Ely, Cambridgeshire, UK. Posts: 1,976	Re: Roberts R606 nasty speaker grille I mask the silver bits with a thin tape and respray them black

22nd Oct 2018, 10:55 am	#3
shimeld52 Retired Dormant Member Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 2	Re: Roberts R606 nasty speaker grille Yep thanks. I just trawled through the site and found a thread. Thanks all the same.