Re: 1977 original apple II restoration (PICTURES!)...

[Nogard <nogard@cishollywood.com>]

Sorry, I was speaking metaphorically, not literally.

-Chris


On 4 May 2006 21:23:21 -0700, "Silicon Sam" <SiliconSam@gmail.com>
wrote:

> The case should never be shiny, it was made to be a lttle like
>semi-gloss.  Some of the early ones were almost a flat finish.
>
>  When I had my shop, I always used Fantastic spray cleaner on the
>cases. I have since used Orange Clean or Castrol's Super Clean if it's
>dirty enough.  Always, always take the case off the computer, take out
>anything like the keyboard, switches, etc, and spray it down and give
>it a good scrubbing.  Rinse off with hot water, and blow it dry with
>air if you got it.
>
>  For the brush, I like to use a 1-2" wide paint brush and cut off all
>the bristles except for the last 1/4 to 3/4" and it makes a fine, stiff
>brush, that gets into the little crevices and craters like a //e case,
>but is soft enough bristles to do no damage.  Experiment with the
>bristle length.  Has to be firm to really get into the small craters.
>
>Raymond