Vintage Synth Repair

if it is a metal issue, try some strong vinegar on a rag---preferably 
[industrial-strength] concentrate and only on the green sections.  
Afterwards, use a clear lacquer to protect the metal. hope this helps,
max
--- In vintagesynthrepair@y..., "rikdeclercq" <rikdeclercq@y...> 
wrote:
> --- In vintagesynthrepair@y..., "will7370" <will7370@s...> wrote:
> > I have a synth I'm starting to restore whose gold painted logo 
> has 
> > started to fade and turn green. 
> 
> This might be redundant info, but the reason that most gold 
> paints turn green lies in the fact that they're actually based on 
> copper, not gold. This CAN be a problem if you just glue some 
> decals over it, because it will continue to corrode... and interact 
> with the glue. I'm not sure how to remedy this, though... I'll 
check 
> this out tomorrow with a friend who does metal conservation. It's 
> a common problem, so there surely must be some info on that 
> topic.