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Thank you, I think I did use too harsh of a stripper. I used Citri Strip, I wanted to use 3M Safest strip but not one store had it. I'm debating about filling in the pin striping and the Gibson logo with a paint marker. I might also lacquer over the whole thing the Citri strip got the original off. ...

I'm new to the forum scene I looked and looked and couldn't find the thread. Anyways, as you can see from the photos I think the paint removal was a success. But I can also see why someone had painted over it. But now days an amp with that much "Character" isn't viewed upon as an eye sore. My friend...

Ok...I can't get my pics to load. They won't even load on photobucket either. Anyways, I got most of the paint off the bottom with very little effort. I love that aged tweed. I'm having trouble finding the values of the two wire wound resistors (the cooked ones) and the cap that's between the two 6l...

Ok, I made a trip to the electronics store today. I got 6 replacement caps so far, and 1 NOS metal 6C5 tube. I picked up some Citri Strip and started going to town on the bottom of the cab, Gettin the Tweed back then hopefully next weekend get some feedback. I checked out Mojos sight I'll have to in...

I'm going to consult my engineer friend for some guidance when I need it, not if. But I'm not flipping that switch on until everything is ready to roll. I'm taking the tubes in to Moyers to get them tested, and to start looking for caps etc. I'm going to try to remove the paint with stripper, then i...

Wow! It looks like I came to the right place. I was reading up on a few threads before posting mine, but now I have a better Idea of where to start. I got a Vintage RCA CV5 in the mail today, I'm itching to get this thing going correctly and hear what its made of. I never looked inside of an amp bef...

"Long history of how I acquired it" Whats up, I'm new here and to amp servicing in general. I'll start off by saying my family is infamous for being at the right place at the right time and getting only deals you hear about and end up paying an arm for. None more than the day my dad started bringing...