[sdiy] How to keep vintage gear from rusting away?

[Ken Stone]

Shouldn't be any issue. Laquer, enamel, rust inhibiting enamel, even a wipe
over with a light oil.

Don't leave a washed item to dry like that. It's too slow. Also, if the oven
isn't electric (i.e. it is gas), it is likely to be a very humid
environment.  Blow dry it, or wash it with HOT water so that the heat
(transferred to the metal) will cause rapid evaporation. Or wipe down with
alcohol or turps rather than water.



>Hello all;
>
>I decided to clean out this 808 that I haven't used once since I got it 
>(wanted to convert the power suply to North American, but am now using a 
>reverse transformer instead) . After going over the unit bolt to bolt, board 
>to board totally cleaning it with distilled water, simple green and iso 
>alcohol, I decided to tackle the rust that had formed on the bottom part of 
>the casinig where the power supply unit is.
>
>Anyway I picked up some rust converter at a local Canadian Tire thats used 
>for tools, autobody work etc. It did a really nice job when used with coarse 
>sand paper. However, I rinsed it afterwords with the garden hose then stuck 
>it in the over to dry. Of course out comes the bottom piece COMPLETELY 
>ORANGE. >_< "$%^&!..... lets try this again....", back outside with the 
>piece, sand it down again with the chemical stuff I bought till its nice and 
>silver, then rinsed it with distilled water and let it dry. Ever so slowly 
>the rust fades back in so I say screw it and this time a third sanding 
>instead this time I leave a thin coat of the chemical on.... AHA! no more 
>rust ^_^. I really really wish Roland had gone with aluminum or something 
>other than steel. My Jupiter 6 shows early signs of rust as well. Overall 
>though I find older Roland gear to be very very reliable otherwise.
>
>Does anyone know of something to coat or polish bare metal after rust 
>treatment that would be ok for electronics to be exsposed to?
>
>BTW: The 808 sounds nice and sexy... now I need to figure out how to program 
>the thing.. and kudos to whoever decided to glue all the components on the 
>power supply >_< . Now how am I supposed recap the power supply?!
>
>Thanks in advance.
>
>
>
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