Re: 51Packard's....51 Packard

Posted by Charles On 2010/12/20 21:39:07

12-20-10

Got most of the clock cleaned and put back together. The Windex and Q-tips worked great. Not a lot of dirt came off, but at least I got rid of the PB Blaster. The large metal trim circle in the middle of the clock face had two small dents and some discoloration. I tried to tap out the dents and it came out a little, but they are still there. I didn't want to press my luck and make it worse. I used the polishing compound on the dents thinking what was on the surface would come off, but it didn't. Not sure what it is, but can't really do anything about it. I thought there were scratches on the lens, but after washing, it came out great.

When reassembling, two of the tabs around the face broke off. Made it a little cumbersome to get back together, but once assembled, the missing tabs to not seem to be an issue. Hour hand went on fine, but the minute hand is really messed up from me trying to get it on without resorting to glue. Lots of bending and rebending. Nothing is working so it looks like I'm going to need to buy some epoxy glue to put it on.

Tried to run the clock again, but this time when I moved the weights, the clock would not run right away. I would have to touch the workings and it would go again. I must have gotten rid of the PB Blaster on the back, but now it does not have enough lubrication. Looks like I'll be buying some clock oil...