Well, if you saw my thread "Two Boxes coming today (WHERE IS UPS???) UPDATED!" http://www.boomboxery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5147 Then you saw the GPX 990.
This is a big box, 20cm (8 inch) speakers. I think it has a great classic design, lots of chrome in the right places. When I bought this box, I knew it would need work, some repair and a full cleaning.
Here's what I started with. Dented speaker grills (why did them make protruding grills. These were destined to get dented)
Well, there's no time to waste. I pulled the back cover and gutted the box. If there is one positive side of this model it's a very easy tear down. Maybe 12 screws inside and it was empty.
Not really to much to it.
And straight into the sink with it. For the most part it was very clean inside. It did have a thin layer of dust on the bottom, but that was about it.
Gotta clean the inside too!
I'd like to thank Bill Larson for vandalizing this box with his signature! Thanks dick, you had to use a marker? REALLY?
SPOTLESS!
With a little scrubbing I managed to remove the Graffiti on the back! I used some rubbing alcohol.
Now for the face....I had to get out the pall-peen hammer and a block of wood to lightly hammer out the speaker grills. You can't even tell they had dents.
The face of the box cleaned up really nice. There are still some wear spots, but it really looks good.
I used Simonize Chrome Polish on all the chrome surfaces and they came out SWEET! They just had a bit of dirt on them. Nothing was pitted.
The tuner Plexiglas and the aluminum control panel are in great condition. All the screen printed dial information is flawless.
Time to do a bit of wiring, getting everything back were it belongs in the wiring holders to prevent vibration. Boomboxery member TRC-911, whom I bought this from had installed speakers from the Lasonic TRC-931. NICE!
Speakers back in, cassette door back on.
Face plate back on....getting really close now. At this stage I did some testing...making sure everything was working....just need to polish the knobs.
And back together....Ready for a full test...Powered Up with AC power cord: CHECK, Powered up on batteries: CHECK, Radio: CHECK, Line In: CHECK, Mono/Stereo/Wide: CHECK, VU Meters: CHECK, Balance/Trebal/Bass: CHECK, Volume: CHECK. Looking Good!
Had to get a picture with the VU Meters rockin'
So there you have it....The GPX 990 fully clean. I do have some work to do on the cassette deck, needs a few things. BUT the line in works great and I have been listening to it the whole time while writing this. I guess I better get over to the "What Boombox Are You Cranking Up Right Now??" link...
Next up...a full clean of the Lasonic TRC-918....Stay Tuned!
This is a big box, 20cm (8 inch) speakers. I think it has a great classic design, lots of chrome in the right places. When I bought this box, I knew it would need work, some repair and a full cleaning.
Here's what I started with. Dented speaker grills (why did them make protruding grills. These were destined to get dented)
Well, there's no time to waste. I pulled the back cover and gutted the box. If there is one positive side of this model it's a very easy tear down. Maybe 12 screws inside and it was empty.
Not really to much to it.
And straight into the sink with it. For the most part it was very clean inside. It did have a thin layer of dust on the bottom, but that was about it.
Gotta clean the inside too!
I'd like to thank Bill Larson for vandalizing this box with his signature! Thanks dick, you had to use a marker? REALLY?
SPOTLESS!
With a little scrubbing I managed to remove the Graffiti on the back! I used some rubbing alcohol.
Now for the face....I had to get out the pall-peen hammer and a block of wood to lightly hammer out the speaker grills. You can't even tell they had dents.
The face of the box cleaned up really nice. There are still some wear spots, but it really looks good.
I used Simonize Chrome Polish on all the chrome surfaces and they came out SWEET! They just had a bit of dirt on them. Nothing was pitted.
The tuner Plexiglas and the aluminum control panel are in great condition. All the screen printed dial information is flawless.
Time to do a bit of wiring, getting everything back were it belongs in the wiring holders to prevent vibration. Boomboxery member TRC-911, whom I bought this from had installed speakers from the Lasonic TRC-931. NICE!
Speakers back in, cassette door back on.
Face plate back on....getting really close now. At this stage I did some testing...making sure everything was working....just need to polish the knobs.
And back together....Ready for a full test...Powered Up with AC power cord: CHECK, Powered up on batteries: CHECK, Radio: CHECK, Line In: CHECK, Mono/Stereo/Wide: CHECK, VU Meters: CHECK, Balance/Trebal/Bass: CHECK, Volume: CHECK. Looking Good!
Had to get a picture with the VU Meters rockin'
So there you have it....The GPX 990 fully clean. I do have some work to do on the cassette deck, needs a few things. BUT the line in works great and I have been listening to it the whole time while writing this. I guess I better get over to the "What Boombox Are You Cranking Up Right Now??" link...
Next up...a full clean of the Lasonic TRC-918....Stay Tuned!
