Started on the Rising today by totally disassembling it , deoxing and lubricating every switch and knob.
Also fixed the bent top trim and cleaned up the speakers a bit.
Next step will be body cleaning , prep and paint.
Any suggestions on how to get the the dial lens out with out destroying it even further will be appreciated.
I want to have a new one made to replace it with.
it is glued in pretty good.

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Rising restoration

I dont know why but something about the title made me ,,, ahem ,,, ( Giggle )

If I didnt already know that we were speaking about a boombox ... Well .... :-)

Hey Frank, just curious, how did you manage to get the top aluminum trim off without bending the shiat out of it?

I was thinking the same thing.

Crickey thats a bit drastic, I hope it works when you put the bits back?

this is one of the easiest boxes to work on. its great. i totally re did mine as well. looking good man.

What tool did you use to get the rising brand plate off?

Bobby I used a puddy knife and gently pryed it off. Not too bad at all no damage getting it of and was able to get a few annoying dings out in the process now the dial lens that sucker is on there and I don't know how its coming off ! The clear rising badge I undid from the inside there are 4 nuts holding it in.
I will have to agree with Sinister probably the easier boxes to dismantle,no sweat getting this one back together.

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Originally posted by anndy:
Crickey thats a bit drastic, I hope it works when you put the bits back?

It will be like new when I'm done

Forget all this boombox nonsense, what's with the 1,000,000 dollar bills!!!!?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!



No but seriously, I reckon it'll look great once done.

Just a thought, if you're having a new dial lense made, why not just rip that old sucker out? I mean, be careful as to not damage the casing to, but as long as you have all the measurements of the lense, then it should'nt matter too much if it gets mashed.

Good luck anyway!

turn it upside down and soak the upper half in warm soapy water?

Frank I'm not familiar with that box but if the lens is attached with adhesive then you can get the glue to break down with any over the counter penetrating oil (WD40, PB-Blaster, Liquid Wrench) any of these will work and the lens will come off with E'z

After you get the lens out you can use more of what ever penetrating oil you use to remove left over residue that may be on the cabinet. Once your finished with that simply clean with any house hold dish detergent and your all good for paint prep

Now after all that the thing is probably held in with clips LOL

Oh Yeah Nice work so far

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Originally posted by beatbox:
Forget all this boombox nonsense, what's with the 1,000,000 dollar bills!!!!?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!

I was thinking the exact same thing! ...that's gotta be monopoly money, right?!

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Originally posted by transamguy1977: I will have to agree with Sinister probably the easier boxes to dismantle,no sweat getting this one back together.

I was going to say the same thing, looks very simple to strip and work on.

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Originally posted by Fuzzyduck:
looks very simple to strip and work on.

I like those type of boxes to work on, but not really own. That sometimes means low quality too. The big heavy ones are generally an a**hole to work on!

You could try putting it out in the midday sun the glue should then become sticky and the joint will easily come apart.

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Originally posted by anndy:
You could try putting it out in the midday sun the glue should then become sticky and the joint will easily come apart.

Yeah but then you run the risk of getting the box too hot and disfiguring it

The oil will break down the glue without damaging the box one bit.

Regarding the dial window, those things look like they were heat welded in. I'm not too sure how I'd go about getting it out.

Thanks for the tip - using a putty knife - on the top trim. Mine has a small dent on the left side and I previously wanted to get it fixed. But, after finding out the trim was glued down really well, I just let it slide. I might just try the putty knife trick.

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Originally posted by Fatdog:
Regarding the dial window, those things look like they were heat welded in. I'm not too sure how I'd go about getting it out.

Thanks for the tip - using a putty knife - on the top trim. Mine has a small dent on the left side and I previously wanted to get it fixed. But, after finding out the trim was glued down really well, I just let it slide. I might just try the putty knife trick.

Be careful with your top trim .
Mine may have been loose?? it was glued but it was a very light glue, some black stuff. it came off pretty easy.
The trim is very malleable so the dents come out pretty easily.
just lay it on a flat surface and just lightly tap the dents flat. they wont disappear but they will improve drastically.
one corner of mine looked pretty bent but it flattened out really good.

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Originally posted by beatbox:
Forget all this boombox nonsense, what's with the 1,000,000 dollar bills!!!!?????!?!?!?!?!?!?!



No but seriously, I reckon it'll look great once done.

Just a thought, if you're having a new dial lense made, why not just rip that old sucker out? I mean, be careful as to not damage the casing to, but as long as you have all the measurements of the lense, then it should'nt matter too much if it gets mashed.

Good luck anyway!

The million dollar bills are Gospel Tracts
they get allot of attention and work as a great tool to bring people back to Jesus.