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Re: Victor tone arm: dirty or loss of plating?

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2020 10:38 pm

by mick_vt

wjw wrote:I believe Victor applied shellac to the nickel plate. Soaking parts in ammonia overnight should dissolve the shellac and save a lot of work.
_bill

I believe this is true of the gold, but not the nickel... that it was laquered over the plating

Re: Victor tone arm: dirty or loss of plating?

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:26 am

by Curt A

Here is an interesting reference detailing various solvents and their uses: https://www.popularwoodworking.com/arti ... _solvents/