Can you comment more on the details? Did you clean up the nickel or re-nickel, looks perfect original. Did someone polish the horn or did you polish? What color did you use to have original inside?
Nice work! Please describe the restoration process a bit.
Regarding the restoration;
The first thing that I did was to remove the motor and all metal fittings from the cabinet, and then re-glue and clamp some of the loose cabinet trim and columns. I then cleaned the interior of the cabinet with acetone to remove all of the grease staining. I cleaned the exterior of the cabinet with Gojo, and due to some sun fading, used a mahogany gel stain over the original finish to even up the colour. Finally I brought back some glow to the finish with a coat of clear paste wax.
The motor was thoroughly cleaned by soaking in mineral spirits, the springs were re-greased, the motor was re-installed with new rubber isolators and then adjusted to run smooth and quietly.
All nickeled parts were first cleaned with Scrubbing Bubbles bathroom cleaner and then polished with MAAS metal polish. I rebuilt the reproducer and was able to salvage the original mica and original back flange. The original felt was cleaned with carpet cleaner, and after dry, a few loose spots were re-glued. I also replaced the leather brake pad.
I straightened the horn to the best of my ability, and then had it polished by a local music shop. The original orange paint in the horn was just cleaned with wet wipes and brightened up nicely.
The only parts I had to replace were the governor springs, and the parts I had to find were the two original back mount bolts, and an original crank.
Bob S.
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