Scratches on inside of U245 dial - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

Dick Glennon · 27th Jan 2012, 11:56 pm

Hello, Can anyone suggest anything I could put on scratches on the inside of plastic dial to keep them from being seen through from the outside. Dial is clear where scratches are. All markings are ok. Thank you. Dick.

paulsherwin · 28th Jan 2012, 2:20 am

I can't see anything you can do about this. Any attempt to polish out the scratches will damage the tuning scale printing.

The U245 is quite a common radio with a bakelite case which is often smashed, so you may be able to find an undamaged tuning scale.

It's a bit of a puzzle as to why the dial became scratched. There's nothing to scratch it on the inside.

27th Jan 2012, 11:56 pm	#1
Dick Glennon Hexode Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Edenderry, Republic of Ireland. Posts: 428	Scratches on inside of U245 dial Hello, Can anyone suggest anything I could put on scratches on the inside of plastic dial to keep them from being seen through from the outside. Dial is clear where scratches are. All markings are ok. Thank you. Dick.

28th Jan 2012, 2:20 am	#2
paulsherwin Moderator Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Oxford, UK Posts: 27,966	Re: Scratches on inside of U245 dial I can't see anything you can do about this. Any attempt to polish out the scratches will damage the tuning scale printing. The U245 is quite a common radio with a bakelite case which is often smashed, so you may be able to find an undamaged tuning scale. It's a bit of a puzzle as to why the dial became scratched. There's nothing to scratch it on the inside.