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ekorz said:
nothing here frightens me except the mold. I don’t want to take this inside my home and have my kid play with it until that’s solved. I’ve never dealt with it in a cab before... If someone can post a good de-molding guide I’d appreciate it a whole lot.
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Only three pieces of wood in the cab thankfully.

One is the rotation mech base, but the other two are the back door and the PCB holder, so it'll be easy for those two. The other is completely doable too without removing the monitor.

Just need someone to identify what to use to clean it.
 
Scrub the surface mold stains from walls and wood trim with a mixture of 1 qt. water and 1/2 cup bleach mold cleaner to kill the mold. Use a soft brush and work until signs of the molddisappear. After scrubbing the surfaces, simply allow the bleach solution to continue to penetrate the surfaces and dry.
 
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ekorz said:
nothing here frightens me except the mold. I don’t want to take this inside my home and have my kid play with it until that’s solved. I’ve never dealt with it in a cab before... If someone can post a good de-molding guide I’d appreciate it a whole lot.
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Only three pieces of wood in the cab thankfully.
One is the rotation mech base, but the other two are the back door and the PCB holder, so it'll be easy for those two. The other is completely doable too without removing the monitor.

Just need someone to identify what to use to clean it.
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Nice. I would be 100% on board with ripping those out entirely if that’s an option. I can get new wood, that’s simpler in my head than trying anything else. I’ll be taking everything apart anyway to clean and recap etc.
 
Any mold spotted on the Windy or NNC cabs so far?

I'd think the internals of the Windy should clean up OK considering it's basically an all plastic cab.

With the E2 I figured I'd throw away and recut the PCB holder if there's mold, forgot about the rotate mech having a wood component. Definitely will have to check that out right away and may have to stage/clean up the cab thoroughly in the garage before bringing it inside the house.
 
kuze said:
Any mold spotted on the Windy or NNC cabs so far?

I'd think the internals of the Windy should clean up OK considering it's basically an all plastic cab.
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There was no mold on the back doors of the E2s I took. I didn't read this or think about the mech until after I'd already put them in storage. I'll check in a few days but I'm sure the NorCal guys can chime in on that before I get to it.

I didn't see any in the Windy at all.
 
The mold is also my biggest concern, I feel like that was a necessary detail to have received from the shipper. Some things can be left out; I expected chopped wires or loose screws, trash in the cab or some rust, drink spills, monitors needing work, something like that, but not the mold.

Our Windy II was taken back outside and we've started scrubbing it down with a bleach cleaner. When everything is done, we will be very happy with it either way, the exterior is :thumbsup:

I keep getting distracted so I'll post more later
 
Woof, will definitely be waiting on your updates.

Also, once 300wins is sold out of e2 psus, I may have some spares, I’ll have to check later.
 
8bitforlife said:
can any monitor fit in a windy2 if its same size or not really as it depends on neck size.

When the psus fixed it depends if my monitor is bad or not if ill through a different crt in it.
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For the bezel to fit properly you need to also get the right tube curvature. The Windy 2 is the same curvature as the Blast, for better or worse.

The rotate mech wood looks fine from what I can tell. When I take my necked tube out, I'll look for any signs on it. Going to pick up some mold killer / bleach soon.
 
kuze said:
Any mold spotted on the Windy or NNC cabs so far?
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My NNC has what I think is mold on the PCB mount plate. That is the only wood in the whole cab.
rewrite said:
Just need someone to identify what to use to clean it.
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I use this stuff and will be bringing a spray bottle's worth with me tomorrow to hit up the E2 and Windy II that are still at my buddy's business. Along with that:
  • Respirator w/organic filter
  • Simple Green
  • Glass cleaner
  • Waffleboard cloth
  • Lots of rags
  • Knee pads (yup yup, it's going to be a long day)
  • Paint thinner to see if the yellowing touch-up spots can be removed.
    • Want to see the damage that is underneath
  • Tools of the trade like DMM, drivers, wrenches, crimps, something to discharge the monitors, etc.
Derick2k said:
Agree. So who will be performing full restore jobs? repaint, etc..
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Me!! I was thinking of using automotive pearl white :D. We'll see though. Will definitely hit it with some clear coat. I am going to fashion a spray booth using cheap plastic drop cloth and PVC pipe. Won't be using a shaker can that's for sure. My buddy's business has a compressor that powers everything at his business. Should be good enough for HVLP. Need warmer weather though.

Also, my buddy told me his printers can do metallic ink. Can someone point me to the art for these cabs? Hopefully, the are in vector format.
 
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@Hatsune Mike, are you parting out your E2? If you are, can you loan me the illuminated panel for a short while? I want to see if I can repro it.
 
8bitforlife said:
anyone recommend a good repro for the egret2 2p 12b? A good quality artwork on it and stuff.
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Alberto makes the best by a long shot.

He's doing Windys as well.

@Hatsune Mike if under whatever bizarre luck you run into you find a second one let me know. Or even just the tube. My other E2 has AWFUL tetris burn and I've been looking for the right tube for a few years now.
 
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