Hi,

I am in the process of restoring an early 70's key set (1A2 rotory) in moss green. I have completely sanded it to 2000 grit, and am polishing the plastic with Novus. Everything has been done by hand as I do not really want a buffing wheel unit in my home until we move to a larger abode.

The handset looks perfect and the body is getting there.

Here is my problem...

Compared to the rest of the phone plastics, the dial is really grungy and discolored. The whole phone was a nasty brownish grey green, both from years of flourscent lighting and I am certain a fair amount of direct sunlight. I have returned the phone body to its original color, but the dial looks, well gross. I do not want to sand the dial, as the numbers will come off. I also do not want to get grit and plastic residue into the dial mechanism.

Any suggestions?

Thanks again for any help!

Joe

Real comms took 200lb teletypes, hand keys, sounders, operators and cranked phones!