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28th Jan 2012, 1:07 pm | #1 |
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Faded TR130
Nice condition, working even, but badly faded brown covering due to sunlight I think. Shoe polish maybe? Steve.
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29th Jan 2012, 12:00 pm | #2 |
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Re: Faded TR130
I'm not acquainted with a 'TR130' - what is the base material? Boot polish can work wonders on natural materials but it's a short term solution. Any chance of a photo?
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29th Jan 2012, 12:30 pm | #3 |
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Re: Faded TR130
The originals radios of this series (as opposed to the modern repro) had a thermoplastic case, rexine/leathercloth covered.
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29th Jan 2012, 4:24 pm | #4 |
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Re: Faded TR130
... in which case, if its 'plastic' then the boot polish serves little purpose as the dye won't key to anything. I doubt a 'boot stain-polish' will do much good either.
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30th Jan 2012, 11:31 am | #5 |
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Re: Faded TR130
But if it is rexine covered, then "Tuxan" renovating cream is excellent, but you may have to buy two or three shades and mix some of each to get the right colour.
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30th Jan 2012, 2:48 pm | #6 |
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Re: Faded TR130
The covering on the original TR130 is indeed a simple grained plastic/vinyl (not even a rexine type - which was more common for that period) and doesn't even have a backing layer, such as cloth or a woven substrate. Therefore it isn't that receptive/absorbant to any polish or dye.
Just to add, the reproduction TR130 uses a vinyl on cloth covering. However, I have used a shoe dye/colouring for touching up small areas and it adheres quite well but wouldn't stand too much rubbing. The product I used was Tarrago Shoe Dye and comes in many colours and applications (bottles, tins etc) but you'll have to hunt around for a supplier. I found a supplier on Ebay. Here's the link to the Tarrago colour chart: http://www.tarrago.co.uk/viewproduct...=1173&Pid=2165
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30th Jan 2012, 3:19 pm | #7 | |
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Re: Faded TR130
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On the 'proper' and original TR130, I've got a tan example which is covered in a rexine type material with cloth backing. Then again, I've got a black TR230 which does indeed have an unbacked vinyl type covering as you describe. All very strange, perhaps suppliers and precise types of covering material varied over the years. Maybe Steve will tell us exactly what his example is covered with. |
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30th Jan 2012, 3:33 pm | #8 |
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Re: Faded TR130
Thanks for that info Darren.
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30th Jan 2012, 3:47 pm | #9 |
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Re: Faded TR130
I think that ink will stick to most plastics - try a brown magic marker?
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30th Jan 2012, 4:19 pm | #10 |
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Re: Faded TR130
On a couple of occasions when faced with rexine/vinyl/whatever coverings that I've decided are beyond 'conventional' redemption, I've resorted to paint. Not a tin of Dulux but enamel paint (Humbrol etc.) thinned to an almost watery consistency with lighter fuel. Using an artists brush and another diddy one, plus a steady hand, for the edges the end result is very good. The smell? well, that goes away after a couple of days.
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30th Jan 2012, 7:13 pm | #11 |
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Re: Faded TR130
There are proper vinyl paints available, which work well.
Trouble is, they tend to come in largish tins (500ml minimum?). |
30th Jan 2012, 11:39 pm | #12 |
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Re: Faded TR130
Doesn't look like cloth-backed. The handle, however, looks like a softer plastic.
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Re: Faded TR130
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The only problem I can see is that the overlap where two pen marks join is likely to end up darker ... |
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