Rusty clips - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

inecik38 · 22nd Jun 2022, 6:35 am

Hi, I want to repair a philips turtable, there are some clips and just now there are some rusts on them.I can not find a new one so
1-I can paint them
2-I can sanding
3-I can heat them after put in oil and it can be black colour.
What do you recommend.

Sorry, ı can not send a picture

inecik38 · 22nd Jun 2022, 6:42 am

Thats are pictures

Cobaltblue · 22nd Jun 2022, 7:03 am

Hi you can buy new clips I dont know if these are close enough:
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384382145051

Just an example not a recomendation.

Cheers

Mike T

Nickthedentist · 22nd Jun 2022, 7:03 am

Hello,

These clips are plated, so "sanding" would be too aggressive. But you could try a coarse metal polish.

I have also had great success on this kind of thing with a product called Evapo-Rust. It's not cheap, but you can re-use it, so it goes a long way.

snowman_al · 22nd Jun 2022, 8:18 am

You could try something the car enthusiasts do for pitted or lightly rusted chrome work.
Use aluminium cooking foil, squeeze it into a rough ball, dampen it with water and rub the chrome with it. It does work.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0FN...arolinaPrepper

You can use a chrome or brass polish after to preserve finish.

Uncle Bulgaria · 22nd Jun 2022, 2:05 pm

I'd try polishing first.

1) Evapo-Rust is genuinely brilliant. There are so few products that live up to the results one hopes for, but this really is marvellous. Put the rusty object in, leave it overnight, rinse it off and it's shiny. Astonishing. The stuff is reusable until it stops working too, so is actually pretty economical. I've started using it last year probably twice a month and am still on the same tub I originally decanted.

2) You could do some DIY electroplating.

3) New clips might be available. Certainly other types are, even if they don't match the originals. Look for flight case suppliers like Penn Elcom, who have a lot of different 'over centre' catches.

Heatercathodeshort · 23rd Jun 2022, 8:59 am

These were very rusty. I removed them and gave them a heavy clean with a rotary electric wire brush. A spray coat of clear lacquer gives a good appearance. Just my way. John.

Viscount · 23rd Jun 2022, 2:38 pm

yes i use the wire brush method as well if you finish with a really fine one you can get some really good results

inecik38 · 25th Jun 2022, 6:03 am

Hi I cleaned with brush and pumice just now it is better.

22nd Jun 2022, 6:35 am	#1
inecik38 Pentode Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kayseri, Turkey. Posts: 124	Rusty clips Hi, I want to repair a philips turtable, there are some clips and just now there are some rusts on them.I can not find a new one so 1-I can paint them 2-I can sanding 3-I can heat them after put in oil and it can be black colour. What do you recommend. Sorry, ı can not send a picture

22nd Jun 2022, 6:42 am	#2
inecik38 Pentode Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kayseri, Turkey. Posts: 124	Re: Rusty clips Thats are pictures Attached Thumbnails

22nd Jun 2022, 7:03 am	#3
Cobaltblue Moderator Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Exeter, Devon and Poole, Dorset UK. Posts: 5,853	Re: Rusty clips Hi you can buy new clips I dont know if these are close enough: https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/384382145051 Just an example not a recomendation. Cheers Mike T __________________ Don't care if it was a bargain why's it in my kitchen Mike T BVWS member. www.cossor.co.uk

22nd Jun 2022, 7:03 am	#4
Nickthedentist Dekatron Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Oxford, UK. Posts: 16,378	Re: Rusty clips Hello, These clips are plated, so "sanding" would be too aggressive. But you could try a coarse metal polish. I have also had great success on this kind of thing with a product called Evapo-Rust. It's not cheap, but you can re-use it, so it goes a long way.

22nd Jun 2022, 8:18 am	#5
snowman_al Octode Join Date: Dec 2018 Location: Llandeilo, West Wales, UK. Posts: 1,082	Re: Rusty clips You could try something the car enthusiasts do for pitted or lightly rusted chrome work. Use aluminium cooking foil, squeeze it into a rough ball, dampen it with water and rub the chrome with it. It does work. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e0FN...arolinaPrepper You can use a chrome or brass polish after to preserve finish. __________________ Never Leave Well Enough Alone...

22nd Jun 2022, 2:05 pm	#6
Uncle Bulgaria Octode Join Date: May 2016 Location: Cornwall, UK. Posts: 1,643	Re: Rusty clips I'd try polishing first. 1) Evapo-Rust is genuinely brilliant. There are so few products that live up to the results one hopes for, but this really is marvellous. Put the rusty object in, leave it overnight, rinse it off and it's shiny. Astonishing. The stuff is reusable until it stops working too, so is actually pretty economical. I've started using it last year probably twice a month and am still on the same tub I originally decanted. 2) You could do some DIY electroplating. 3) New clips might be available. Certainly other types are, even if they don't match the originals. Look for flight case suppliers like Penn Elcom, who have a lot of different 'over centre' catches.

23rd Jun 2022, 8:59 am	#7
Heatercathodeshort Dekatron Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Warnham, West Sussex. 10 miles south of DORKING. Posts: 8,828	Re: Rusty clips These were very rusty. I removed them and gave them a heavy clean with a rotary electric wire brush. A spray coat of clear lacquer gives a good appearance. Just my way. John. Attached Thumbnails

23rd Jun 2022, 2:38 pm	#8
Viscount Heptode Join Date: Jan 2018 Location: Folkestone, Kent, UK. Posts: 550	Re: Rusty clips yes i use the wire brush method as well if you finish with a really fine one you can get some really good results

25th Jun 2022, 6:03 am	#9
inecik38 Pentode Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Kayseri, Turkey. Posts: 124	Re: Rusty clips Hi I cleaned with brush and pumice just now it is better. Attached Thumbnails