Re: Packard shopping: Reyman
Posted by humanpotatohybrid On 2022/9/18 22:17:13
Progress today:
- Removed the power antenna and converted it to a manual antenna. Will reinstall in the spring.
- Cleaned the rear seat armrests. VERY satisfying as they were previously filthy from cigarette ash (?) ground into them.
- Tried hooking up the radio to my benchtop power supply. Long story short a 50W supply won't power one of these radios so I'll just have to try it in the car later.
- Got the door handle trim polished and attached. I removed the clips and soaked them in Evapo-Rust for about 12h. Then after dry, coated them with Rustoleum Black Stain Protective Enamel so to prevent any "rust smears" from those clips if they get wet. Trim I cleaned with 70% isopropanol then polished with White Diamond.
Photo:
- Left is cleaned/polished, right is original. It's not "show car" perfect but it's a nice shine and it's about the right quality that the (cracking chrome) door handles don't stick out too much in comparison.
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- Removed the power antenna and converted it to a manual antenna. Will reinstall in the spring.
- Cleaned the rear seat armrests. VERY satisfying as they were previously filthy from cigarette ash (?) ground into them.
- Tried hooking up the radio to my benchtop power supply. Long story short a 50W supply won't power one of these radios so I'll just have to try it in the car later.
- Got the door handle trim polished and attached. I removed the clips and soaked them in Evapo-Rust for about 12h. Then after dry, coated them with Rustoleum Black Stain Protective Enamel so to prevent any "rust smears" from those clips if they get wet. Trim I cleaned with 70% isopropanol then polished with White Diamond.
Photo:
- Left is cleaned/polished, right is original. It's not "show car" perfect but it's a nice shine and it's about the right quality that the (cracking chrome) door handles don't stick out too much in comparison.
Attach file:
20220918_190727.jpg (177.79 KB)
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