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Hi Guys

Don't know if anyone can help. I have a MCD Pro Player, The the original one Meridian bought out way back in 1984. Guess what i’ts still running well and sounds great. I do have an issue though, hence this thread.

It’s probably been bought up before, the paintwork on the player has started to become sticky. It’s more of a rubber type paint.

Anyway, is there anything I can do about it, to stop the sticky feeling. I guess a new chassis is out of the question. The player is still so good it’s a shame if nothing can be done. Maybe a respray, buy what about the text on the player, or maybe Meridian still has a chassis in stock?

Please advise
5imon

I'm not sure I do remember that coming up before but it's possible.

You could try contacting Mr Tech Guy (link towards the top of the page) as he may well be able to assist / point you in the right direction.

I haven't seen one in person but from the pics it looks a lot like the Nextel coating my Revox components have which is indeed not a hard enamel or paint but more... soft. In Revox land you strip the old stuff off and respray Nextel Suede. If MCD uses that stuff anyway. I can't think of another paint that is like that. Once it goes all weird there isn't anything you can do other than take it off.

I hate this kind of plastic with a passion.

There's a YouTube video on removal of this evil stuff here and it sounds like Adam may have an answer on what you could use in its place. I suspect you'll need to be creative about replacing the lettering, maybe creating a stencil using their typeface along with careful use of a compatible enamel paint?