Re: Cleaning the Case

[macvaya@remove.this.mindspring.com (Cali Ruchala)]

In article <YeSD9.122455$QZ.19559@sccrnsc02>, "Ernest"
<ernestls@attbi.NOSPAM.com> wrote:

> Ah yes. A grungy case. Believe it or not, I actually enjoy cleaning the old
> systems that I collect. It lets me get caught up on my thinking. Anyway, the
> tools that I use are:
> 
> 1. A sink full of hot soapy water.
> 2. A facial buff puff (the soft white kind.)
> 3. A medium sized soft or medium bristle paint brush.
> 4. A soft bristle toothbrush
> 5. A bottle of Windex
> 6. Lighter fluid
> 7. Sponge
> 8. Safety style razor blade


Thanks for all the advice. The grime pretty much floated away
(though a few nicks here and there have some lodged in there
pretty good). The "amber" on top and on the side came off 
without too much trouble (I was originally going to use a 
spackling tool, but grabbed a plastic ice scraper from a car 
instead. The only foul-up was that the case as a whole seems 
to have faded some *except* for the spot where the "amber" 
was, leaving a splotchy "reverse discolouration," if I could
coin a term.

The keyboard was partially covered in dry-cleaning plastic 
all these years (I think it must have slipped off the rest of
the machine), so there was very little dirt there. The keys are
a little stiff but seem to be loosening up with normal use. 

And yeah, the process was sort of therapeutic. :-)

Thanks a lot for your help.


Cali