PDP-8.co.uk » rack http://pdp8.co.uk A guide to the preservation and restoration of PDP-8 computers Mon, 07 Jun 2010 08:39:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 H960 rebuild http://pdp8.co.uk/2009/07/16/h960-rebuild/ http://pdp8.co.uk/2009/07/16/h960-rebuild/#comments Thu, 16 Jul 2009 22:00:47 +0000 Toby Russell http://pdp8.co.uk/?p=163 001.jpgMy 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.

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