Lacquer will melt this type of plastic VERY EASILY. Don't even try it on something clear. I have preserved decomposing knobs with clear lacquer, and it does work well, however it is a bit risky because the surface of the knobs will dissolve while the lacquer is wet and must be allowed to re-harden. I would never try this on something that needs to be optically clear. You would be better off using a good coat of wax based furniture polish.

I finished putting the set back together and fired it up with a variac slowly. I was rewarded with a nice raster. I then hooked up a DVD player and have great video. Now the problem is the plastic gear on the tuner fine tuning is broken. So the fine tuning knob spins freely. So I'll have to see if I can find another. Sorry I took the picture upside down.

To clean and preserve that CRT front cover I suggest Novus #1. Then if you want anything additional to coat it high is probably not necessary but it's up to you, use Mothers Back to Black which you can find at any car parts store.

George

The fine tuning has a broken part that I have to get from Larry to make it work again. Here is a picture of the set while waiting in that part. I added a little toner on the bottom half and some clear finish just to touch t up. It's almost done and my friend can't wait to watch it.

It was fun to do two of these pedestals back to back. I would love to find a tandem set with the long cable to work on. That's the only Predicta I haven't worked on yet or have in my collection. Maybe one day I'll find one.

Looks really great!!!

I got the fine tuning replacement part from Larry today and finished putting it on. This set works great and is ready to go to my friends house, where he can show it off. This restoration is complete!