[old_tv_nut]

I got back to trying to clean the donor faceplate, and nothing seemed to work - there was always a residue, until:

I got some nail polish remover (acetone) and that seemed to be loosening the hazy stuff and moving it around (but still leaving something). So then I tried full concentration dish soap, and voila! It removed everything this time, I guess because the acetone left stuff that was now removable.

Since the donor faceplate rubber gasket seems in decent shape, I intend to use it.

I am wondering if (with the set on its face) I can drop the faceplate in first, then set the regunned tube in on it, rather than trying to fasten the faceplate to the tube first?

I also have all the restored chassis back (TV, radio, audio amp, remote), along with the turntable, which I am told is working only in manual mode as of now, and needs a new stylus. (It's a long saga, the guy who was working on everything got a full-time job, also had some health problems, and scaled back time on this.)

Now waiting to make contact with the person who is supposed to help with the CRT install and re-assembly. It's just too heavy for me to be flipping over by myself.