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I receive some vintage tubes today. Some are from late 1940's and some early 1950's. Testings are all strong. The only problem with them are the pins have been heavily oxide coated over time. I believe they have been put in machines and just sat there (not been used) for decades. Does anyone here try any chemical ways to clean out the oxide without eroding or damaging the pins? I know sand paper is a solution but it's kind of unefficient and sometimes hurt the pins.
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Topic - how do you clean your old vintage tube pins? - edisonwu 18:15:03 02/23/07 (25)
- With erasers. - McCormack 11:36:39 02/25/07 (0)
- Re: how do you clean your old vintage tube pins? - Jack G 07:40:46 02/25/07 (0)
- fiberglass eraser? - rtbarr 06:36:10 02/25/07 (3)
- Re: fiberglass eraser? - Tom Bavis 11:32:15 02/25/07 (0)
- Philmore PrepPen - The High-Tech Sanding Tool - part number 12-437 - Metralla 07:42:12 02/25/07 (1)
- Found it at Fry's! - FrankC 11:26:20 02/27/07 (0)
- Dremel with fine wire brush wheel ... - Thom 17:57:17 02/24/07 (0)
- I soak them in Tarn-X for a few minutes - nightdoggy 15:00:20 02/24/07 (3)
- Re: I soak them in Tarn-X for a few minutes - REL54 19:36:20 02/24/07 (0)
- Me too, but be careful! - Poindexter 19:34:16 02/24/07 (1)
- Actually usually for me it is a quick dip - nightdoggy 20:15:00 02/24/07 (0)
- Re: how do you clean your old vintage tube pins? - gkargreen 13:54:27 02/24/07 (0)
- Re: how do you clean your old vintage tube pins? - Eli Duttman 08:13:39 02/24/07 (7)
- Lemon Juice Rules! - Mssquared 19:10:46 02/24/07 (5)
- 48 hours is a long time - nightdoggy 20:19:05 02/24/07 (4)
- Re: 48 hours is a long time - Jim McShane 16:36:35 02/25/07 (3)
- I never used Pro Gold on tube pins - nightdoggy 18:52:04 02/25/07 (2)
- Re: I never used Pro Gold on tube pins - Jim McShane 06:18:33 02/26/07 (0)
- Re: Forget Mobil 1... - Steve O 19:13:33 02/25/07 (0)
- Good summary (nt) - Metralla 09:13:26 02/24/07 (0)
- Re: how do you clean your old vintage tube pins? - fatbottle 01:13:09 02/24/07 (0)
- Re: how do you clean your old vintage tube pins? - Sherlock 18:18:02 02/23/07 (3)
- Agreed-"Stove Brush" nt - paul cbc 06:52:41 02/24/07 (0)
- Re: how do you clean your old vintage tube pins? - edisonwu 00:03:06 02/24/07 (0)
- That's my routine, too. Very effective. * - PureAudio 20:46:31 02/23/07 (0)
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