Predicta Princess, physical restoration advice?

[Tony F]

Hello, I'm actually at the very stages you are describing, restoring your Predicta. You can remove the front grill part, 4 or 5 philips head screws attach the main brass anodized trim piece across the front. Personally, I'd just use some heavy sandpaper 180 grit or maybe 220 if the paint does not come off easy, that and a combination of paint stripper to remove the original paint from the inside circumference of the "little holes". Then just prime and paint. It should look good. You can do the same for the main cabinet, (if you don't want to spring for powder coat). Get yourself a little orbital sander with some 220 paper. As for the screen cover, you can get a headlight restoration kit at autoparts stores (has a ball and polish that goes in the end of your drill. They do a pretty decent job of polishing. If there are any major scratches you might try 600-800-2000 grit wet sanding then polishing with Novus # 1 , #2 and #3.
Be very careful trying to polish the brass arms and trim parts. The brass is VERY thin and will even come off just trying to polish them.
hope this helps...
Tony