Admiral 24A12 restoration

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I recently pulled this set out for a little tuneup and thought I'd update this thread.

First off, that rubber to metal cement really did the trick. All four mounts are very securely attached now.


Next up, I removed the rust from the back, polished it up and clear coated it.


Then, I polished up the faceplate with Novus 1 & 2. I also attached a new foam surround with a little contact cement. I used it sparingly and had no problems with it attacking the old plastic.


I also finally got around to cleaning up all the grillework. That grille cloth has really faded.
It looks like the original color was green ?


Here it is all back together.
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