good evening everyone
30/05/17;
The conion is lmost done! all that remains is a few little jobs to tick off before i can put this stereo back together. something that ive been putting off for weeks however, is the speakers...
These werent the prettiest, besides the obvious dust, the card was stained and the main problem i had with them is some chrome had wore off the right centre cone, something which could be seen through the grills
I did clean them up, mask the centres and paint the cards black a few weeks ago, but it took me until yesterday to attend to the centre cap. i sanded it lightly to give it a key, then gave it a coat of chrome paint.... unfortunately the finish looked so shiat i didnt even bother to photograph it
So, today i made a little DIY paint booth, and painted the whole woofers black
On all fairness im not too keen on the look of 80s speakers with crome caps anyway, and i think the black gives it a stealth look
A trip down to maplins electronics today for one simple can, and i return with three
(compressed air, contact cleaner, dust repellant)
Surprisingly with all the dirt that came out of this box, there was no crackling or static on any of the knobs or switches, but as the box is still open it would be daft not to clean the insides and contacts anyway... my plan this morning was to remove all the circuitboards so that i could gain the best access to all the contact points, but with the long straws that came with the can it seemed rather unnecessary. I also figured that if i want the outsides of this box to be as clean as possible, then id have to make the insides totally spotless as well
I did think about painting the tweeters black too, but once the box goes back together, nobody is going to see them again, so i left em alone
I removed this plate to gain access to all the switches on the lower circuit board, and i thought while its off i may as well paint it black to match the rear case. but once i cleaned it, it doesnt look to be faded, and looks a fairly nice contrast against the black, so for a few days at least, it can stay grey until i decide whether to paint it or not
Sean
i reckon the shop is the best place for it, if it wasnt there i wouldnt be listening to it daily. The conion on the other hand is far too big! 
