[Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 800

[william_hill at sbcglobal.net]

Dan,

I think David has the process for you because I clean the plastics up to new 
and let them age again naturally.

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Dan Kerns" <drkerns at msn.com>
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Sent: Saturday, February 02, 2008 12:56 AM
Subject: RE: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 800


> Bill
>
> Thanks for the response and the info.... I think I'd rather leave the
> current patina on the plastics - it's a natural part of the aging
> process (kinda like our patina changes as we get older !!!).
>
> So, a good cleaning is in order.  I'm just afraid of how some of the
> modern cleaning chemicals might react with the 40's era plastics.
> What would you recommend?
>
> Thanks for your time...
> dk
>
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> Hill
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 8:52 PM
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> Subject: Re: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 800
>
> Dan,
>
> What is your target color for the yellow plastics? They came from the
> factory eggshell white. You can bring them back to that color with a
> lot of elbow grease. Some people don't like to do this because they
> feel they have been stripped of their patina. The catalins do yellow
> back over in time.
> Nothing  will stop this and any clearcoat will make a repolishing very
> very difficult. Let me know if you want to bring them to eggshell
> white. I just did a Wurl 700 this way.
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Dan Kerns" <drkerns at msn.com>
> To: <jukebox-list at lists.netlojix.com>
> Sent: Friday, February 01, 2008 10:35 PM
> Subject: [Jukebox-list] Wurlitzer 800
>
>
>>I have a Wurlitzer Model 800 Juke Box that I am restoring.
>>
>>
>>
>> Wurlitzer, Model 800, Serial 465089
>>
>>
>> I would like to remove each of the large plastics, and use some kind
>> of cleaning solution on them.  Then coat them with some kind of
>> protectant.  What's the best way to clean the large plastic pieces?
>> And is it necessary to give them a protectant coating?   What do you
>> recommend?
>>
>> dk
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