polish

Hi All I need some help about how to properly polish small plastic parts from a not well kept Kenwood KA-9100 I recently received. Please see the picture below. There appears to be something like corrosion on these, now very clean, small plastic parts. There are nicks as well that seem to be...

Hey all, so I have a dust cover here that I am looking for suggestions on how to clean up. Long story short it had a run in with some acetone. From what I can tell these markings are only on one side of the plastic and don't appear to be very deep. Anyone have any suggestions? Probably going...

Hi, I am about to give another flush to my Empire 990 tonearm bearings. This time I am thinking of also polishing the bearing cones. On this tonearm, unlike the others I have seen, the main steel bar with the cones is black, not shiny as usual. Can I polish this type of steel ?

Whenever I polish dustcovers I always end up with a dustcover that is slightly clearer than before but still has a ton of surface level scratches. I was wondering of there is a way to get it as close to perfect as possible. I currently use 500-800-1000-1200-1500-2000-3000 sandpaper in that order...

DISCLAIMER: There may already be an extensive thread (or many of them...) around this but I didn't see it, so thanks in advance for your contribution! Always good to have an updated version of best practices. For some context, I started working on project receivers at the beginning of the...

Due to the kind generosity of a fellow AudioKarma member, I received a dust cover for Technics SL-D2 turntable for my birthday! I will not name names, unless the person tells me it's OK to do. Because of this extreme generosity (Have you seen what dust covers sell for on eBay?!), I subscribed...

I thought I’d share my results polising the cover on my $50 ebay find Kenwood KD-2077. In another post on fixing the table someone mentioned using Nu Polish for vehicles. I gave it a try tonight. I used an old dish towel and elbow greese. No power tools. I spent about 30 minutes on it after...

EDITED to quickly point out the risks for anyone considering using an ultrasonic cleaner for aluminum or anodized parts like knobs and push button covers: Harbor Freight HFT ultrasonic cleaner (powder stuff) specifically states in small print it will eat through aluminum Even ten seconds in an...

So as luck would have it I picked up a 2270 that needs a little TLC but like many and wanted to ask for recommendation on the best cleaner/mild polish for dirty tarnished things like the face plate. Switch covers, RCA and speaker plugs. The metal/chrome bits. I know for cleaning them most use...

I recently acquired a nice Citation 1. Before I dig into the electrics of it, I want to get the outside cleaned up. What metal is the faceplate and chassis and what have you guys used with good success on this type of clean-up? thanks