Cleaning Jukebox selector and turntable mechanisms circa 1976 - Recommendations

Guys,

Iam cleaning the selector and turntable mechanisms on my 1977 R1-2
Cantebury.

What would be the best cleaning agent to get these mechanisms and iron work
really clean and shiny?
I have used Metho and Brasso and steel wool and CLR sparingly (worked well
on the turntable) but feel there must be something better and easier, does
anyone have any better ideas on products and methods especially on the
goldish coloured steel parts like the encoder box etc?

I dare not use CLR on the goldish tinge bits as it will remove the tinge and
turn it to silver. I use metho on the generally dirty and oily parts but I
want the casings and visible parts to shine!!

Regards everyone,
Cliff

Originally Posted by Cliff Tucker

Guys,

Iam cleaning the selector and turntable mechanisms on my 1977 R1-2
Cantebury.

What would be the best cleaning agent to get these mechanisms and iron work
really clean and shiny?
I have used Metho and Brasso and steel wool and CLR sparingly (worked well
on the turntable) but feel there must be something better and easier, does
anyone have any better ideas on products and methods especially on the
goldish coloured steel parts like the encoder box etc?

I dare not use CLR on the goldish tinge bits as it will remove the tinge and
turn it to silver. I use metho on the generally dirty and oily parts but I
want the casings and visible parts to shine!!

Regards everyone,
Cliff

Hi Cliff,

When I used to refurb jukeboxes of this era I used to strip down the mechanism and wash all the mechanical parts in soap and water. Once dry you could check what parts needed replacement etc.

Polish up on rebuild and lubricate as per the manual (hardly any oil at all).

Regards
Alan Hood
ami-man
UK