Canadian General Electric C544 Grill

[Lee Whitehead]

I have this Canadian General Electric C544 radio to restore but have a problem with the dirty grill. It appears to be something similar to Bakelite so I don’t know what to clean it with. Soap and water didn’t work. Would a jewelry cleaner be safe?

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[garykuster]

The grille looks like the best part of the radio. Have you disassembled the radio? Can you not separate the cloth from the grille itself. Would be a lot easier to clean it that way no matter what you use.

[Lee Whitehead]

Its not actually cloth, it is the same composite material as the grill and part of it. I tried Simple Green and even lacquer thinner on a corner with no luck. I’m going to paint it with some Testor’s gold, just a light spray. Thanks for your response.

[John Greenland]

HI all,

Go to Home Hardware and buy a small can of Toluene. It will clean just about anything.

Try it sparingly on a part of the grill assembly that you can not see.

Check it out on the internet if you want more info.

TTFN

John G. VO1 CAT

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