Re: Cleaning the Case

[Simon Williams <DON'Temail@luddite.ca>]

On Fri, 22 Nov 2002 23:25:26 -0500 macvaya@remove.this.mindspring.com (Cali Ruchala) wrote:
> Well, I got my hands on a snow white. She needs some TLC but
> more than that she needs a change of clothes. :-)
> 
> Anyone have some tips on trying to clean a decade+'s worth of
> grime off the outside? It also looks like a bottle of maple
> syrup melted on top and dripped down the side (then sat in 
> an attic to harden to the consistency of amber), so an abrasive
> cleaner or sponge will probably enter the picture at some point.

If it was stored in a garage, I'd be concerned that the maple syrup may
in fact be some type of varnish. If that is the case, then you might
want to try gently bending the plastic to see if the stuff might crack
and flake off (you'll probably have to do some disassembly to get to
that point).
Another tactic might be to use a plastic scraper... some cheapo razor
type scrapers come with a plastic blade that won't damage the case.
Good luck.
SW