"gb" ) writes:

The metal cabinets are not that bad. Any half decent paint booth at a good
autobody shop can remove the rust prime and paint in yoru favoriate gray to
match.

PATIENCE is the kep skill for restoration work. IF you don't have that --
pass these on to someone who has it.

I always liked the restoration project described in QST some years back
(I gues more than "some" at this point). He basically stripped the
transmitter down, I think it had started out as a kit, fixed up
the chassis (and had it commercially plated) and then started building.
I seem to recall he used quite a few new parts, like all the resistors
and capacitors, perhaps event the tube sockets.

He probably did end up with a more reliable rig, though I'm not
sure how it gets classifed.

Michael VE2BVW