Motorola VT-71 restoration advice needed

[Einar72]

Brasso wadding polish seems to be only available from the UK:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from...wadding+polish

[Mars777]

Hey Guys:

I was starting to run out of the old Brasso that I had, so I tried the new stuff. It stinks! Totally useless compared to the old.

So I said to myself; "There's got a be a better method". I did some searching on the internet and found people had great results using vinegar and table salt. So I used some of my wife's generic household "White Vinegar". I poured a little bit in a low glass and threw in some table salt. Then I threw it in the microwave to dissolve the salt. I applied it to the copper coated chassis and let it stand for 30 seconds. No rubbing, just wiped it off. Amazing! Did a better job than the old Brasso did!

I also purposely, got some of the solution onto the flat black painted surface in the electrolytic section to see if that did any damage to the paint. I plan on repainting that area anyways. It didn't touch it!

So this is my next plan:
Next to the Ballast tube there is writing there. I want to try this on this area and make a video of it so that you can all see how this experiment works. I am thinking here that the vinegar solution will not disturb the writing there. It is painted lettering. If it does, it's not the end of the world anyway. I figure if this works I'll then use it for the important writing on the back where all the controls are.

To give you an example of this, look at the picture below. Notice that in the center is where I did use Brasso, which took around a half an hour. Now look around the whole periphery. I did this whole are with the vinegar and table salt in the same or even less amount of time and NO rubbing! The cost of the stuff is what, 1-3 cents? Little cheaper than Brasso and doesn't effect the paint!

[snelson903]

it will turn out ok , you should see the condition of this zenith chasse iv had to deal with reminds me of rusted out car body ,but im getting through it better than giving up and junking it.