There is a lot of work that goes into restoring plastic radios. Mostly, this is because they were not meant to last and built as such. Most of the time the trim is corroded away, the plastic studs holes are broken or batteries have leaked into these devices to such a point the electronics are shorted and the plastic is stained and brittle. You spent minimal cost and a lot of effort and did make the radio look a lot better. At the very least, the pots needed a cleaning but to do a thorough job the electronics have to be checked. You don't want to open these old plastic radios up unless you have to, so it's best to do everything you can while its open. I know this one seems to need you to take the back off for the batteries but that's just a testament to the cheapness of these old radios. I'm amazed this thing can still be saved.
I thought, after you take apart that radio you will put it in the garbage, but wasn't like that, wow you are a very good radio doctor for the surgery. Congratulations. God bless you.
Excellent work and so engaging to watch. What sets this video apart is that the tools that were used were basic things everybody would have-- no spray booths, paint ovens, etc. Loved the barnyard animal noises in the background. Thanks.
The world needs a lot more people like you, you're one in a million that deserves respect in what you do. Keep up with your talent, best regards from Colombia South America.
I appreciate the ghetto patch work. Jerks may complain about it because the tools weren't tailor-made but you got the job done and it turned out great. Thanks for the video. Keep it up
Thank you for documenting your work so well. Not only is it especially satisfying to see the saving transformation, but one can also learn so much from viewing. Great woork, again, thanks!
Ive been fixing and restoring radios for over 40 years. I love basket cases like this. Ive learned more from basket case radios no one thought where worth fixing or restoring then buying ones that just needed a tube or recap. Keep up the Great Work!
Wonderful restoration. Truly a labor of love. I liked the rooster crowing in the background, too! . It's just too bad that today's programming isn't as much fun nor as interesting as it was when that radio was new!
Superb restoration! I watched the complete video. That case looked unsaveable. Just goes to show what you can achieve with basic tools, determination and skill. Well Done.
I like this restoration with very basic tools. I could never think that such a smashed case could be fixed and look so good. Maybe the electronics could use some TLC, but these old PCBs are sometimes fragile : copper tracks can detach from the board. I had the issue when I started recapping a 70's Philips transistor radio. It turns out that the already desoldered original electrolytic caps were still at least as good as their brand new replacements. I stopped recapping, fixed the damaged tracks and put back the original caps. "When it works, don't fix it".
Great job on the restoration. I am amazed that it still played. I would have reflowed the solder on the circuit board and possibly replaced the caps. Also I might have used contact cleaner on the switches. You might find de-soldering easier if you pick up a solder sucker. But here I am telling you what I would have done, and you went ahead and did it... I did not do it, so great job.
When watching how far you was taking that apart I was thinking how in the world is he going to be able to put that back together again. Wow I am amazed how great it looks now.
As some ppl suggested cleaning potentiometers,faders,etc will just improve the performance temporarily. You also have to relubricate them. Search for fader refurbishing. If you just clean them, they will for a certain time appear to work better but the contacts will scrape away with time and really brake them. Hope that helps
You should try filling ABS plastic with ABS plumbing tube melted in MEK . Evaporust for rusty metal and plastic paint for final coating . Your patience is admirable .
Very good work. I rembered my self . I restored so many radios submerged due to floods with full of mud. But I have not taken so much of care on cabinet as I am professional at that time. My congratulations to you and your patience..
Wow, amazing work. It's disheartening to read the petty criticisms, especially considering the amount of skill required to do this. I've taken apart many electronic gadgets to learn the intricacies of their operations and I have to take photos with each process to remember where the parts went when it's time to put the whole thing back together. I've never restored anything like this, though, and I warmly thank you for sharing!
About 50 years ago, I was repairing such receivers. Nostalgia. And I also tried to melt the cracks in the polystyrene body with a soldering iron. Even if the crack is not visible, it will remain fragile there. Old polystyrene is a brittle material. It is better to stick the patch on the inside for durability. The circuit board should be washed with alcohol on the solder side. The speaker diaphragm should have been protected from paint, it may have warped and the sound will rattle. And buy yourself a good screwdriver, you use some kind of crooked nail. Given the terrible state of the body of the radio receiver - the overall result is excellent, a job well done.
Nice work sir. As someone that knows how difficult this really is, I must give you props for a job well done. I would like to point out something athat most people don't know, that long bar with the wire wrapped around it is actually the AM antenna. I've had people argue with over it, but that's the fact. The movable antenna doesn't do anything for the AM band. How you turn the radio does make a difference for AM
@His Masters Voice You can kiss my grits. when I want your opinion, I'll tell you what it is. Buzz off, bozo you don't know what the hell you are talking about.
@His Masters Voice Don't use your famly name at me, I'm not part of your family. You are the male offspring of a female canine, too stupid to terminate interior illumination upon departing.
@@ezzz42 I will call it as I see it, but I am not going to put up with ignorant trolls that have no idea what they're talking about. I'm too old and cranky to put up with that sh.. stuff.
Next time you are confronted with such a damaged case, try using some polyester resin and Chopped Strand Matt fiberglass clothe. It will repair such radios damaged cases like magic. And buy some contact cleaner and spray the potentiometers and that crackling sound, as you use the volume control, will improve or even be gone...
1965 we had one Philips radio or we called transitior, that time it was very helpful for news, people's coming to our house for listing news BBC and VOA. I know how important this radio. thank you brother for your patience with restoration radio. much love from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Nice work. Especially on the case. I would have delved into the electronics a bit more. Those variable capacitors are a pain to repair, but not impossible. They easily gt dust and light corrosion in them that would make tuning so much easier and better once cleaned out. Would have cleaned the circuit board too, seems like some corrosion had gotten to it and might be part of what was affecting the total function. The work you did on the case is amazing. Not many would even think to tackle that part. and I thought I was the only one who cared to do that much work on them.
This reminds me of a Barber in a small town in South Dakota. He ran a gun shop out of his barber shop. So one day when he was fishing in a local stream, he hooked an old 10-22 Ruger rifle. It had been in the water for what looked like years and years. The aluminum receiver was in fair condition, and still worked, the barrel was very rusty and when sanded down was pitted very badly. Now .22 ammo is wax lubed and the inside of the barrel was thus protected so the rifle worked. He ordered in a new stock, cleaned up the medal as best he could then put a sign under the rifle, ENGRAVED BARREL RUGER 10-22 SPECIAL. He sold the damn thing for 10 times its value if it were brand new!
Imagine what you could do with the proper use of proper tools and knowledge of the electronics and how to clean and... To be honest I would not have even started fixing this heap of junk so thanks for doing the best you can and showing this :)
@@TheRailroad99 He lure you into thinking he was going to restore the entire device. That's OK, there are plenty of legitimate professionals on TH-cam that can do full-scale restorations. Be not dismayed.
Awesome job! Can't believe how good it turned out from that very crappy state... I wouldn't dare taking it apart that far, because I probably wouldn't be able to reassemble it correctly. I love old radios and it's nice to see someone giving them some well-deserved TLC :) Yeah, the circuitry could do with some care as well, like many others pointed out, but I guess these are mostly for display purposes nowadays. Good enough for the shelf.
The anchor you melted is polyethene or polyproplyene..but the case must be ABS ( Acrylic Butadien Strien)..ın short time sticks..but long term can be seperated..molecules are different. But what you did is remarkable and perfect.
You did a good job in restoring this deficit receiver. I am quite respect your skillful technigue. Especially you could repair the whole receiver without review its original electric circuit.
My field is radio electronic, I replied many radios Tv sets VCRs in past the most difficult job is radio tuner string setting with gang capacitor. This radio is transistorized the ICs were not used in 1962 era.
I’ve restored old tube radios, but never in this bad of condition, it’s amazing what you can do if you have the patience, great restoration, plus making the video is an accomplishment in itself, a lot of work and editing. I know, that’s what I do. Good job.
I guess it's like for me if I clean an engine with a pressure washer then why not do this with other electrical equipment ; things that don't have microchips . Although items with microchips I would feel more comfortable with wiping with a damp cloth , in the past with a cloth dampened in Isopropyl alcohol but after watching these guys videos it may be soap and water .
There is a lot of work that goes into restoring plastic radios. Mostly, this is because they were not meant to last and built as such. Most of the time the trim is corroded away, the plastic studs holes are broken or batteries have leaked into these devices to such a point the electronics are shorted and the plastic is stained and brittle. You spent minimal cost and a lot of effort and did make the radio look a lot better. At the very least, the pots needed a cleaning but to do a thorough job the electronics have to be checked. You don't want to open these old plastic radios up unless you have to, so it's best to do everything you can while its open. I know this one seems to need you to take the back off for the batteries but that's just a testament to the cheapness of these old radios. I'm amazed this thing can still be saved.
I thought, after you take apart that radio you will put it in the garbage, but wasn't like that, wow you are a very good radio doctor for the surgery. Congratulations. God bless you.
Excellent work and so engaging to watch. What sets this video apart is that the tools that were used were basic things everybody would have-- no spray booths, paint ovens, etc. Loved the barnyard animal noises in the background. Thanks.
Skkssokshsu@*#&#&
Major craftsman
You're not a repair man.
In fact, you're a magician! 🎩
👏👏👏🏆🏆🏆 fro 🇧🇷 Brazil
In our times, the radio was main entertainment device. We spent a lot of hours with it, It is really deserve all this effort. Great job
د. رفعت جاسم and the iPad
These restoration videos are what you tube was made for! Thank you.
The world needs a lot more people like you, you're one in a million that deserves respect in what you do. Keep up with your talent, best regards from Colombia South America.
Mujhe ye vidio bahut pasand aaya badi Himmat Aur Mehnat ke sath aap ne ye vidio banaya very good
I just started watching the video. This project looks impossible.....15 minutes later. . . . You are a genius.
Watching the impossible reduces my blood pressure. Thankyou Michael !
I appreciate the ghetto patch work. Jerks may complain about it because the tools weren't tailor-made but you got the job done and it turned out great. Thanks for the video. Keep it up
Thank you for documenting your work so well. Not only is it especially satisfying to see the saving transformation, but one can also learn so much from viewing. Great woork, again, thanks!
I’m doing a Grundig Satellit right now & I thought *I* had an uphill task! A real inspiration Thank You 😊
Carlson,Shango,BAndersen all approve of this radio restore,as well as millions of others...good job Mike...
Керемет реставрация! Жап-жаңа болды да шықты! Авторға респект!
Ive been fixing and restoring radios for over 40 years. I love basket cases like this. Ive learned more from basket case radios no one thought where worth fixing or restoring then buying ones that just needed a tube or recap. Keep up the Great Work!
Wonderful restoration. Truly a labor of love. I liked the rooster crowing in the background, too! . It's just too bad that today's programming isn't as much fun nor as interesting as it was when that radio was new!
¡Impresionante!... Desearía tenerte cerca para que me restaures parte de mi colección... ¡FELICITACIONES!
Superb restoration! I watched the complete video. That case looked unsaveable. Just goes to show what you can achieve with basic tools, determination and skill. Well Done.
Sensational you the best congratulations
Я 1962 года рождения! На одном дыхании смотрел как мастер золотые руки восстановил такой раритет. Браво!
А я бабка 70 лет,руки чешутся и самой включиться в работу.Обожаю этот канал
I'm really getting old...I remember those old transistor radios. That radio is only a year older than me. Pretty awesome to see it restored!
A race track, chickens, dogs, city cars.. It sounds like this guy is living the dream!
I like this restoration with very basic tools. I could never think that such a smashed case could be fixed and look so good. Maybe the electronics could use some TLC, but these old PCBs are sometimes fragile : copper tracks can detach from the board. I had the issue when I started recapping a 70's Philips transistor radio. It turns out that the already desoldered original electrolytic caps were still at least as good as their brand new replacements. I stopped recapping, fixed the damaged tracks and put back the original caps. "When it works, don't fix it".
Great job on the restoration. I am amazed that it still played. I would have reflowed the solder on the circuit board and possibly replaced the caps. Also I might have used contact cleaner on the switches. You might find de-soldering easier if you pick up a solder sucker. But here I am telling you what I would have done, and you went ahead and did it... I did not do it, so great job.
I'd like to have sub titles explaining what chemical and methods you are using like other similar videos. That makes them truly a learning experience.
Would you mind sharing an example, Ken? I'm interested as well.
.agree.
When watching how far you was taking that apart I was thinking how in the world is he going to be able to put that back together again. Wow I am amazed how great it looks now.
That's really cool.
I thought when I saw the rotten radio at the first time the restoration is impossible. But You did the great work.
Looks like spica radio that's my grandfather have when I was kid. Brings memory back. Beautiful!
Thanks sir
Great job, it shows you what can be accomplished with skill and patience.
Disassembly/reassembly mastery- 10/10. Cleaning 7/10. Structure repair 8/10. Paint 5/10. Parts replacement 8/10. Overall 7.6. keep it up
Very nicely done... tip for chrome pieces scrub with crumpled up aluminum foil it'll not only bring out the shine it'll also remove rust spots.
We used to do that on rusty spots on chrome car bumpers.
@@reecenewton3097 That's how I learned about that trick.
As some ppl suggested cleaning potentiometers,faders,etc will just improve the performance temporarily. You also have to relubricate them. Search for fader refurbishing. If you just clean them, they will for a certain time appear to work better but the contacts will scrape away with time and really brake them. Hope that helps
You should try filling ABS plastic with ABS plumbing tube melted in MEK . Evaporust for rusty metal and plastic paint for final coating . Your patience is admirable .
Very good work. I rembered my self . I restored so many radios submerged due to floods with full of mud. But I have not taken so much of care on cabinet as I am professional at that time. My congratulations to you and your patience..
The Professor has been looking everywhere on the island for his radio.
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Wow, amazing work. It's disheartening to read the petty criticisms, especially considering the amount of skill required to do this. I've taken apart many electronic gadgets to learn the intricacies of their operations and I have to take photos with each process to remember where the parts went when it's time to put the whole thing back together. I've never restored anything like this, though, and I warmly thank you for sharing!
i seriously doubt the circuit will work...may be he had a working set which circuit he swapped
This was BEYOND a restoration. I clicked on to watch you fail, instead I found a genius. Kudos. I have learned so many things here. I SUBSCRIBED.
About 50 years ago, I was repairing such receivers. Nostalgia. And I also tried to melt the cracks in the polystyrene body with a soldering iron. Even if the crack is not visible, it will remain fragile there. Old polystyrene is a brittle material. It is better to stick the patch on the inside for durability.
The circuit board should be washed with alcohol on the solder side.
The speaker diaphragm should have been protected from paint, it may have warped and the sound will rattle.
And buy yourself a good screwdriver, you use some kind of crooked nail.
Given the terrible state of the body of the radio receiver - the overall result is excellent, a job well done.
Nicely done. Still looks vintage. You preserved it's cool factor.
Your reconstructions are excellent, to the minute details. Of the product.Its amazing.wonderful.👌
Esse cara é um Gênio! Parabéns pelo lindo trabalho!
Que buena restauración. Si mi abuela estuviese viva, le hubiese encantado que le repararas su vieja radio. Te ganaste un LIKE men.
tenho alguns rádio fica quanto restauração
Nice work sir. As someone that knows how difficult this really is, I must give you props for a job well done. I would like to point out something athat most people don't know, that long bar with the wire wrapped around it is actually the AM antenna. I've had people argue with over it, but that's the fact. The movable antenna doesn't do anything for the AM band. How you turn the radio does make a difference for AM
Thanks comment
@His Masters Voice You can kiss my grits. when I want your opinion, I'll tell you what it is. Buzz off, bozo you don't know what the hell you are talking about.
@His Masters Voice Don't use your famly name at me, I'm not part of your family. You are the male offspring of a female canine, too stupid to terminate interior illumination upon departing.
Got em
@@ezzz42 I will call it as I see it, but I am not going to put up with ignorant trolls that have no idea what they're talking about. I'm too old and cranky to put up with that sh.. stuff.
Wow. Must have been one of the earliest transistor radios.
Next time you are confronted with such a damaged case, try using some polyester resin and Chopped Strand Matt fiberglass clothe. It will repair such radios damaged cases like magic. And buy some contact cleaner and spray the potentiometers and that crackling sound, as you use the volume control, will improve or even be gone...
Gary Mucher also replace the electrolytic caps on the board since after this much time, they’re bound to fail any day.
the printed circuit board should be washed alcohol
Radio looks nice....great hobby...
Шикарное радио, шикарный ремонт, спасибо.
Unbelievable! What a statement to your patience,skill and determination. Congratulations for a job well done.
Incredibly satisfying to watch this restoration. Thanks :-)
1965 we had one Philips radio or we called transitior, that time it was very helpful for news, people's coming to our house for listing news BBC and VOA. I know how important this radio. thank you brother for your patience with restoration radio. much love from Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Nice work. Especially on the case. I would have delved into the electronics a bit more. Those variable capacitors are a pain to repair, but not impossible. They easily gt dust and light corrosion in them that would make tuning so much easier and better once cleaned out. Would have cleaned the circuit board too, seems like some corrosion had gotten to it and might be part of what was affecting the total function.
The work you did on the case is amazing. Not many would even think to tackle that part. and I thought I was the only one who cared to do that much work on them.
This reminds me of a Barber in a small town in South Dakota. He ran a gun shop out of his barber shop. So one day when he was fishing in a local stream, he hooked an old 10-22 Ruger rifle. It had been in the water for what looked like years and years. The aluminum receiver was in fair condition, and still worked, the barrel was very rusty and when sanded down was pitted very badly. Now .22 ammo is wax lubed and the inside of the barrel was thus protected so the rifle worked. He ordered in a new stock, cleaned up the medal as best he could then put a sign under the rifle, ENGRAVED BARREL RUGER 10-22 SPECIAL. He sold the damn thing for 10 times its value if it were brand new!
Brilliant work!👏🏼
As good as could be expected. I like how he found suitably cheesy replacement batteries.
did not clean the keys or the pots with clean contacts .... in my opinion it was only an aesthetic restoration.
It's not even that.
And a recap should also be required...
@@Belzediel how do you know? And where's your video? Don't hate participate!
@@heavystarch100 Through the paddle house. Upwards of noodles. If you can't maticate, poop out a hoover.
@@giuseppeblanco1256 came here to say this... a new pot on the tuning and volume knobs would have probably gone a long way...
Very good
Imagine what you could do with the proper use of proper tools and knowledge of the electronics and how to clean and... To be honest I would not have even started fixing this heap of junk so thanks for doing the best you can and showing this :)
Congratulations on the dedication and work.
Would have been nice to have seen the circuit board restored.
ditto
Yep. Have to agree
Para que me Repare Tadio casetera de los 80 sanyo 3500
@@TheRailroad99 He lure you into thinking he was going to restore the entire device. That's OK, there are plenty of legitimate professionals on TH-cam that can do full-scale restorations. Be not dismayed.
I have the same radio an the circuit board is super complicated
Awesome job! Can't believe how good it turned out from that very crappy state... I wouldn't dare taking it apart that far, because I probably wouldn't be able to reassemble it correctly. I love old radios and it's nice to see someone giving them some well-deserved TLC :)
Yeah, the circuitry could do with some care as well, like many others pointed out, but I guess these are mostly for display purposes nowadays. Good enough for the shelf.
Absolute awsome job thank you for the vid
Wow , Great work!
Excellent work - it's actually really pretty now that it's been restored.
Thank you. This will be my guide for a 1960 Philips I just bought. Similar size and condition.
AMAISING transformation
Excellent travail.
Bravo
The anchor you melted is polyethene or polyproplyene..but the case must be ABS ( Acrylic Butadien Strien)..ın short time sticks..but long term can be seperated..molecules are different. But what you did is remarkable and perfect.
Excellent restoration done very judiciously
Молодец. С удовольствием посмотрел. Спасибо! 👍👍👍
You did a good job in restoring this deficit receiver. I am quite respect your skillful technigue. Especially you could repair the whole receiver without review its original electric circuit.
Bravo de France ! Très beau travail 👍😍
My field is radio electronic, I replied many radios Tv sets VCRs in past the most difficult job is radio tuner string setting with gang capacitor.
This radio is transistorized the ICs were not used in 1962 era.
Nice job with this restoration. Amazing. Cheers!
Unbealiveble!
Spetacular!
I'm from Brazil.
I love your job.
dont know why so many people gave you a thumbs down i enjoyed the video.
That was magnificent...your skill is extraordinary!
Real good job, congrats !!
You are amazing to remember where all the parts go
supper, what a nice job comped, live given back to the radio , we loved this type of radios in our times, thank you , good luck
I’ve restored old tube radios, but never in this bad of condition, it’s amazing what you can do if you have the patience, great restoration, plus making the video is an accomplishment in itself, a lot of work and editing. I know, that’s what I do. Good job.
great work !!!! w/ respect.......internet killed the radio !
Magnifique travail !
Beautiful work !!!!!
As he opened it, i said to myself: I would it put together again and go for a walk instead 😂😂😂
Bravo ! Bravo to master !
I was expecting to hear a broadcast of the Kennedy assassination when he tuned in at the end
😂😂😂. Why not Vietnam War?
1962 - The Caribbean Crisis. I was waiting for an exchange of nuclear strikes. But Khrushchev removes missiles from Cuba, and Kennedy from Turkey.
Well u done that justice and preserved a piece of history. A Grand job I'd say
Sound effects from how to basic. Great work my friend
Nice.
The radio is surely pleased.
❤️ but why didn't you clean the circuit board with isopropyl alcohol?
Most electronics don't actually do that well with isopropyl. What with the water content.
However a non conductive electrical cleaner is a good idea
compressed air will at least get debris and dust out of the way.
@@nyarlathotep23 Isopropyl Alchohol 99% will do.
I guess it's like for me if I clean an engine with a pressure washer then why not do this with other electrical equipment ; things that don't have microchips . Although items with microchips I would feel more comfortable with wiping with a damp cloth , in the past with a cloth dampened in Isopropyl alcohol but after watching these guys videos it may be soap and water .
using thinner is better
Genius, an absolute genius. Keep it up and surprise us with more and more of your knowledge.
I love this kind of stuff!
If my grandpa wakes up today to find his resistor radio working he wont go digital again! Good work sir
Great work. I have a 49 year old face. Any chance you could restore that?
He can’t do miracles 🤪
Depends on you letting him use the soldering iron on your face!!
@@PabloDiablo682 I'm Brazilian, so that's why my name is Paulo and the G is from the first letter in my family name. Abraços do Brasil.
You could do like he did, just put a few layers of paint on it.
Yea with photoshop
You are electronic technician, painter,carpenter,nice Job!
Great job, I know how much work this takes.
Awesome job. This takes me back....
Great job keep up the great work. I really enjoyed this video.
ilove hearing this news old radio