How do I begin to clean my 35yr old Kenwood Model 600....

Posted by ABliss (A) on April 1, 2014 at 21:10:50

I went and reclaimed my Kenwood 600 from my brother in law on Sunday. I gave it to him about 25 years ago along with the tuner, after trading up to Adcoms. He just had them sitting gathering dust for the last 20 years, and every time I go to visit it breaks my heart to see them.

I bought it in Jamacia in the late seventies from a good friend, and migrated to the USA with it.
The ugly damage on the faceplate was the result of it sliding off the hood of the car, the night I gave it to him and he placed it on there to open the car door. :(
I even have a new spare set of output transistors, the manual and service manual.

Anyway, it is so dirty I do not know where to start. Just vacuuming will not do this, its like looking into a dirty car engine, I just feel like spraying it with degreaser and hosing it down.
So whats the best electronic wash to use, Craigclean? should I do it in sections, or just blast away?

Also, if you have any ideas how to fix the faceplate, with out making it look worse, please tell.
I do not even know if it works, I plugged it in briefly, pressed the power button, the relay clicked in but the power light did not come on. then I began to smell things heating up, so I unplugged it.
Hopefully it was just the dirt frying :)

AB.

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Topic - How do I begin to clean my 35yr old Kenwood Model 600.... - ABliss 21:10:50 04/01/14 (20)

RE: How do I begin to clean my 35yr old Kenwood Model 600.... - Fisherfan 19:10:22 04/04/14 (0)

RE: How do I begin to clean my 35yr old Kenwood Model 600.... - caffeinator 08:58:24 04/03/14 (2)

Fascinating! - Lee of Omaha 09:40:17 04/06/14 (0)

Yeah, thats exactly what I feel like doing, but.... - ABliss 11:31:35 04/03/14 (0)

Thanks for all the feedback, but what about the faceplate... - ABliss 07:36:07 04/03/14 (2)

I agree with airtime - best to leave it alone - ToddM 08:33:19 04/04/14 (0)

RE: Thanks for all the feedback, but what about the faceplate... - airtime 08:09:29 04/03/14 (0)

Windex is ok to use but that isn't how I would start. - Michael Samra 22:08:41 04/02/14 (3)

+1 - 1973shovel 07:12:36 04/03/14 (2)

RE: +2 - BigguyinATL 12:12:40 04/03/14 (0)

RE: +1 - Crazy Dave 09:19:32 04/03/14 (0)

RE: How do I begin to clean my 35yr old Kenwood Model 600.... - unclestu 12:16:20 04/02/14 (3)

I got a little careless with the alcohol application in a HK 730, - alaskahiatt 19:50:15 04/03/14 (0)

addendum - unclestu 20:19:52 04/02/14 (1)

RE: addendum - vinnie2 03:51:16 04/03/14 (0)

Windex will clean the external parts without damage - Alpha Al 05:21:24 04/02/14 (3)

RE: Windex will ... NO NO NO NO NO DON'T - Mushroom Soup 14:56:25 04/14/14 (0)

RE: Windex-- usually -- will clean the external parts without damage - mhardy6647 06:02:25 04/02/14 (1)

+1 on Windex caution... - Steve O 12:09:04 04/02/14 (0)

RE: How do I begin to clean my 35yr old Kenwood Model 600.... - FenderLover 21:43:34 04/01/14 (0)

How do I begin to clean my 35yr old Kenwood Model 600....

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