[sdiy] Cleaning plastic fronts on old synths

[Terje Winther]

> I am unfamiliar with the panel but can you polish it out?

No, that is the problem. It seems to be inbedded into the plastic  
somehow.

> I’ve had good luck wet sanding scratched dust covers going up to  
> 1500 grit, and then using rubbing and polishing compound.  They do  
> make kits for car headlamps that basically have the same stuff and I  
> have used that as well.  I would think you could polish the residue  
> out long as the color goes throughout but the legends will be a  
> problem.  You don’t want to take those off.

Exactly. That is what I am afrid might happen if I get too rough.

>   You might be able to polish around the legends depending on where  
> the residue is.  You also don’t want to put a shine on it if it was  
> initially flat or satin.  Just a thought.

Thanks. Yes, it is kind of satin in apperance. Unfortunately the  
withish stuff is all over the place (the surface is flat).

Terje


>
> From: Synth-diy [mailto:synth-diy-bounces at dropmix.xs4all.nl] On  
> Behalf Of Terje Winther
> Sent: Thursday, April 07, 2016 2:04 PM
> To: SDIY DIY
> Subject: [sdiy] Cleaning plastic fronts on old synths
>
> Hi all,
> I have come across a problem I don´t know how to solve:
> I have an Akai AX-80 on the bench that is now in perfect technical  
> order, and the metal front panel and the plexiglass part with all  
> the lumicent displays are all good. But the middle section of the  
> front panel (running all the length of the synth) with all the  
> buttons and controls have a plastic-like overlay with colored text,  
> and it is full of some whiteish residue. It looks like someone has  
> tried to wash it with some kind of solution, and it didn´t work and  
> miscolored the plastic. I have tried various solutions, but nothing  
> I do change the apperance.
> Any ideas appreciated!
>
>
> Terje Winther
> terje.winther at wintherstormer.no
> http://wintherstormer.no/
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Terje Winther
terje.winther at wintherstormer.no
http://wintherstormer.no/





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