Restored this little beauty as a gift. Turned out fantastic!
I’ve always felt bad about washing off the stamps inside the case when I’m cleaning them. This time around I tried some waterproof medical tape over them and let everything soak. It worked! No more stamps will be lost in the future. Awesome.
Also finally got around to trying some graffiti remover spray stuff that I’ve had laying around. Smells terrible but it removed the marker on the side with ease and no damage to the plastic!
Sold.
SO BAD! VERY NAUGHTY!!! BAD!
I’m not entirely sure quite why this board was marked “Bad” with a super hardcore red permanent marker that bonded to the plastic, but it couldn’t have been anything more than a sticky key or the likes.
Whatever it was certainly did not warrant the “destined-to-scrap-heap” designation.
Removing the “tattoos” was the most difficult thing about this board. In the correct lighting and the right angle, you can see a remnant hue of red if you’re REALLLLLY looking for it. And those areas dulled down a bit after scrubbing. Hard to catch with this camera, but they are there if you look hard enough for ’em.
I didn’t use the original barrel panel, but I did replace it with one of same color and vintage. I drilled the holes on the original panel about a year ago, but I’m just more confident about utilizing my current skills than relying on my earlier work. This panel made it feel significantly better.
Oh! I used stainless steel cheese head machine screws, because they look cool and they have a broad base. Heheheheh… cheese head. Pffff.
Very comfortable to type on. Gentle but consistent tactile response.
