The Krylon Baby Blue spray paint I had ordered from Amazon arrived today. I pulled the pop meter hood off the New G mech which someone had painted a horrid red color. Years ago when I did the Old G I painted all the mech covers with Krylon Baby Blue which was a dead ringer for the stock Seeburg color. That was the go-to color for G’s then. Can’t get it anymore. I tried asking Krylon how closely the new Baby Blue would match the old Baby Blue and got a run around answer-different batches, temperature when sprayed, etc. etc. Only one way to find out so I had ordered the can. I sandblasted the hood and painted it. I like to give painted pieces an overnight “rest” before handling.
I have a 1958 Bell mono amplifier a fellow gave me rather than pay return postage. It sat for weeks until curiosity got the better of me. I pulled it out and looked it over and decided to recap it. Several tubes tested weak and were replaced. It took a couple hours to do. I tested it on the bench with the tear drop speaker for the heck of it. It’s a good powerful little amp with a lot of volume and tone. I’ll offer it to the guy who originally sent it before anything.
I pulled the mechanism out of the SMC2, tore it down and washed it. These mechansims have the least amount of parts on them and are a lot quicker to go through than any of the others. Motor out, trip coil out. Rack off, clutch out. Then using a toothbrush ( for real ) and a great cleaner called Oil Off mixed 50/50 with water I started spraying down the mechanism and parts and scrubbed with my little brush. Then a thorough rinse with the garden hose. I hang the mech upside down on two milk crates and lay everything out in the sun. This damned old August sun, as hot as it has been this summer, will have these parts dried in two days. In the winter I’ll give the mech five days to dry out.
My Seeburg Life 