[Jukebox-list] cleaning the mech

[Jjmscf at aol.com]

I don't know about those old 78 mechs but I clean Seeburg  45 mechs with 
cleaner and water.The motor and any solenoids must be either removed or protected 
in plastic bags.I remove them but then I don't mind  marking,unsoldering  and 
soldering wires back after I'm done .My favorite is "Dow  Scrubbing Bubbles" 
bathroom cleaner.It gets Seeburg 45 mechs clean as new.
 
Be very careful with it around painted areas and the Seeburg metal labels 
though.It will attack the ink on Seeburg metal plates and on certain other 
things. I found if you get it on and off very quickly it won't hurt baseplate and 
record rack paint.
 
I don't know about the paint on your Trashcan mech though.I clean it as well 
as possible with degreasers and "weaker " cleaners and the final with the 
Dow.Seems nothing gets it as clean.Anything missed can be hit with a shot of brake 
cleaner.Be careful around the same certain things as the Dow.
 
Then you need to get it dry and lubricated.If it's a hot day the sun will 
do.If not a hair dryer  and towells works in the house.Then everything that needs 
it must get relubricated as you have washed it off.
 
Most of what I have said is in Ron Rich's book but of course you have a 
different mechanism there.
 
p.s. After all these years I have my C mech mostly together and super clean.I 
got plenty of practice on lesser jukes before I tackled the C.I actually made 
a little plastic cover for the identification plate on the C and siliconed it 
over the ident. plate  so I could clean to my heart's delight with the 
bathroom cleaner without worry of damaging it.I still dissassembled it totally as I 
cleaned and replaced any rusty screws and mech parts with  very clean ones 
from donor mechs.Most of the cast parts don't rust luckily like the cam,clutch 
tower and most of it's parts,record lift arm, etc.I think all the grease on it 
helped protect it in some aspects from the barn environment and mice. Now if 
only the weather would cooperate so I can finish the mechanism.The humidity has 
been much too high for repainting the tonearm,record stripper,clamp arm,record 
rack,covers and base for the last week and it's just been downright hot.
 
J.C.
 
 
In a message dated 10/9/2007 9:01:54 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
etreble7 at verizon.net writes:

>When people talk of "cleaning the mech" do you actually use water and a 
cleaner?  I am going to >tackle that this weekend and get the darn thing off my 
Dining Room Table but I'm not sure >exactly what to do to it.  It iis of course, 
very dirty and there doesn't seem to be much grease >anywhere.





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