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Cleaning original grill cloth
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01-04-2012, 03:31 AM
I knew a fellow that used to have them dry cleaned, at least the ones in consoles. Dry cleaners use perchloroethylene as far as I know so if you could get ahold of some of that it may work. I cleaned a grille cloth in a late 1950s radio last year using gojo and a soft tooth brush, and then rinsed it aff and let it air dry, it was glued to plywood and I did not remove it.
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Cleaning original grill cloth - by BDM - 12-26-2011, 02:36 PM
Re: Cleaning original grill cloth - by codefox1 - 12-26-2011, 05:50 PM
Re: Cleaning original grill cloth - by BDM - 12-26-2011, 05:56 PM
Re: Cleaning original grill cloth - by Dan Walker - 01-03-2012, 06:22 PM
Re: Cleaning original grill cloth - by Arran - 01-04-2012, 03:31 AM



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