Admiral 14R12 Restoration

[Crist Rigott]

Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn

I doubt the ammonia will harm anything once you cleaned it off with some other polish. Bakelite resins aren't easily dissolved, but years of sun exposure can really take it's toll. Too much sun slowly oxidizes away the surface resins, which then leaves the Bakelite filler material somewhat exposed on the surface, and that leaves a grainy wood like appearance.

Here is a close up picture of what I'm up against. The nice area was behind the plastic bezel for the knobs on the front of the set. This one used the flash:


This one there was no flash:


Here is a general overview of that area:




Another close up:


I'm going to try a little Meguires on the bezel area. I'm guessing it'll shine up nice.