My PDP-8s have finally got a new home in the form of a very rusty H960 that I recovered in my recent haul.  Before fitting my -8s into it I decided to strip and respray to bring it back to its former glory.

Here are the steps I went through to achieve this:

1. Thoroughly wire brushed all rusty areas to remove the scaly rust.
2. Further removed the rust using a flap disk mounted on a powerdrill.
3. Any remaining rust was neutralized with a rust inhibiter
4. All original labels were carefully masked
5. The rack was resprayed in 2 costs of grey primer followed by 4 coats of satin black paint.

I’m very pleased with the end results, huge improvement. Not perfect as the rust has left the metal work a little pock marked but still very acceptable.