'69 metal panel restore

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Wed Oct 29, 2003 10:45 pm

Here's my good friend Bob Jacobson's '69 Superbass. It was inside a building that caught on fire and had a layer of black soot all over it. A lot of the nasty soot was cleaned off, but it was never the same. Now it's been completely disassembled and properly cleaned.

Next I'll replace those orange drops with some Mallorys.

George

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 6:05 am

Here's the after shot. Turned out very nice.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 6:06 am

I spent a lot of time cleaning the chassis and parts. The inpection tag was all but gone. I did try to save as much of it as I could.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Sat Nov 08, 2003 6:08 am

The panels on this amp were in really bad shape. It was the first actual Marshall to have my plexi panels installed.

Country Boy Shane · Post by **Country Boy Shane** » Tue Nov 18, 2003 6:32 pm

what did they use for the tube holders back then? They look all crazy! (I don't know what the technical name for these are but they make sure the tube stays down)

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 12:38 am

The tube holders are asbestos. Maybe that's why they didn't burnup.

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Thu Nov 20, 2003 1:59 am

Asbestos.
Man, that is ironic.
I took this amp to it's owner last week and boy was he happy.
I didn't charge him anything since he's gonna paint my chopper this winter. Seems pretty fair to me.

George

bmf5150 · Post by **bmf5150** » Sat Nov 29, 2003 6:53 pm

George,
Very nice job!!!!!
stan

gnugear · Post by **gnugear** » Tue Dec 02, 2003 7:00 pm

George,

What did you use to clean the chassis? My '74 looks like the deck of the titanic!

bmf5150 · Post by **bmf5150** » Thu Dec 04, 2003 11:15 pm

thats funny!lol

Post by **VelvetGeorge** » Fri Dec 05, 2003 3:29 am

I used "deck of the titanic industrial strength cleaner" of course.

AKA steel wool.

George