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Technics SL-1700 plinth/base repaint?

jleon92f

jleon92f

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Hi, I picked up a SL-1700 in ROUGH shape, worst than thought. I may need to repaint the plinth/base. The old paint has some bubbling in areas, like something was spilled on it.

I would like to go with Ferrari Red! How do you do the labels?

Thanks,
John.:music:
 
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there are places that make decals and as a final step you dcould clearcoat over them for permenance.
does it even work? looks purdy bad
 
oldhifiguy said:
there are places that make decals and as a final step you dcould clearcoat over them for permenance.
does it even work? looks purdy bad
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Thanks, it is suppose to power up and spin. I have not plugged her in yet.

Popular model though. A lot of work to restore this one.:D

Oh well, I will be busy. Wasn't there a thread on repainting the plinth's on these?

Thanks,
John.:music:
 
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someone did a paintjob, red, on a TT awhile back but don't remember make. it looked grate too. do a search for it and maybe itll turn up. man you seem to have/get more TTs than carter has pills. you just get and resto and sell? just curious. looks like you do good work from the projects you show. keep it up.
PS: for decals youd have to make master dwgs. and that may be abit of a challange unless you just freelanced them.
 
oldhifiguy said:
someone did a paintjob, red, on a TT awhile back but don't remember make. it looked grate too. do a search for it and maybe itll turn up. man you seem to have/get more TTs than carter has pills. you just get and resto and sell? just curious. looks like you do good work from the projects you show. keep it up.
PS: for decals youd have to make master dwgs. and that may be abit of a challange unless you just freelanced them.
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Yup, that's what I do, I rescue unwanted TT's that need some work. Then I go through them and resell to pay some of my bills. Still out of work, over 1 year now. Plus it keeps the Karma going and the TT's out of the dump!

Thanks,
John.:music:
 
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Make sure you check the cables on that as there one of the weak points on those tables, well it was on my friends purchased new in 77 or 78. I had no luck looking for decals as I had posted about trying to find a small one that said on/off for my 1700MKII I'm redoing.
 
The platter on that looks as bad as the one I got on my 1600MKII and according to the seller in his words
Platter is near mint lol. Ya to a blind man.
 
the table repainted that i think you are speaking of is indeedy also an SL-1700, and done by a fella that had John Beluchi in a toga from animal house as his avatar.

Used a Chrysler red engine spray paint and lots of wet-sanding. Came out fantastic.

If you own an air brush or touch-up gun then you'd do even better with true automotive paint.

His was blank without stickers. You could follow the advice above and do the stickers then a clear coat.
 
thedelihaus said:
the table repainted that i think you are speaking of is indeedy also an SL-1700, and done by a fella that had John Beluchi in a toga from animal house as his avatar.

Used a Chrysler red engine spray paint and lots of wet-sanding. Came out fantastic.

If you own an air brush or touch-up gun then you'd do even better with true automotive paint.

His was blank without stickers. You could follow the advice above and do the stickers then a clear coat.
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I believe that was "eteller". That was a nice TT he fixed up!!
 
Thanks, at least I know it can be done. The Pro-ject TT's have no labels on them, Hmmmmmmm..:scratch2:

Thanks,
John.:music:
 
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Brass badges can be made- I've done this myself. You can then glue them on or use self-adhesive.

I'm also experimenting with silk screening this stuff but have not had success as of yet.

I will, but it will require a bit of trial and error, and more spare time on my end, which is not something I have much of to do this until the fall or winter.
 
I came into an SL-QX200 with a similar condition plinth, corroding aluminum under paint. You really should use a special primer (zinc chromate?) on aluminum. What I'd really like to try is some of that shrink graphics stuff like they use on buses. The possibilities are endless!

I'd be more concerned with the corrosion on the platter and other bright aluminum parts. The discoloration goes deep and it's nearly impossible to make them look good again. It's too bad so much stuff got stored in damp basements.
 
Another member scottrtt, has also painted several TT's in this series. I posted the directions he gave me several months ago. Search scottrtt and see if you can find them.
 
thedelihaus said:
His was blank without stickers. You could follow the advice above and do the stickers then a clear coat.
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I fretted about the labels when I veneered my Micro Seiki. Then I decided that I didn't need them.

I've never turned the wrong knob.....

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12ax7 said:
I'd be more concerned with the corrosion on the platter and other bright aluminum parts. The discoloration goes deep and it's nearly impossible to make them look good again. It's too bad so much stuff got stored in damp basements.
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The discoloration is in fact corrosion and it does indeed go deep. The only way to remove it is to take the surface down until you've eliminated all the pitting.

Before getting carried away with restoring the plinth I'd want to have a serious look inside. That degree of corrosion is usually associated with prolonged exposure to moisture. There may be a fair amount of corrosion and rust inside too.

John
 
There was some discussion elsewhere about powder coating being a good option. Less effort (no need to wet sand, multiple coats, etc), and maybe slightly more expensive all-told.
 
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