breakfastipa
Member
Hey guys!
Just picked up a set of Acoustat Model 2s from LA and drove them back to Oakland. They look pretty ratty, the interfaces are completely rusted, battered cloths, and chipped wood bases (which I helped worsen moving them into my station wagon and back home). So I've decided to do a full overhaul!
Day 1
Transformers removed from unit. I used Liquid Wrench (not WD40) on all the rusted screws and banged them with a rubber mallet. The interfaces came apart pretty easily afterwards:
Vinegar bath for the rusted lids and other parts, and soaking some vingear soaked paper towels on the interfaces to try to remove any surface rust:
Removed chipped laminate from speakers using a metal scraper and a hair dryer (these were not as bad as the ones on the other speaker). Just work patiently and they come off in one piece:
Cleaned, sanded, and prepared the bases for veneering. I'm contacting several laminate vendors to send them a sample and get a perfect match:
Also ordered a new Acoustat badge from ebay (even one of the badges was rusted!), and 4 new Acoustat replacement feet as they were rusted as well.
Stay tuned!
Just picked up a set of Acoustat Model 2s from LA and drove them back to Oakland. They look pretty ratty, the interfaces are completely rusted, battered cloths, and chipped wood bases (which I helped worsen moving them into my station wagon and back home). So I've decided to do a full overhaul!
Day 1
Transformers removed from unit. I used Liquid Wrench (not WD40) on all the rusted screws and banged them with a rubber mallet. The interfaces came apart pretty easily afterwards:
Vinegar bath for the rusted lids and other parts, and soaking some vingear soaked paper towels on the interfaces to try to remove any surface rust:
Removed chipped laminate from speakers using a metal scraper and a hair dryer (these were not as bad as the ones on the other speaker). Just work patiently and they come off in one piece:
Cleaned, sanded, and prepared the bases for veneering. I'm contacting several laminate vendors to send them a sample and get a perfect match:
Also ordered a new Acoustat badge from ebay (even one of the badges was rusted!), and 4 new Acoustat replacement feet as they were rusted as well.
Stay tuned!
Last edited: