I'm afraid there isn't a lot you can do with scratches on the aluminium panels. These panels are simply stuck on with double sided tape so if you know someone who can cut you a replacement one from matching sheet then that's about all you can do with it. I wouldn't even bother trying anything abrasive (such as brasso) it will make a real mess and look far worse than when you started.

Chris.

Hi,

I have a complete beosystem 5000 which has the same problem as your beogram. Let me tell you one thing.....abresives don't work.

After trying to find a match for the brushed alu panels (which is nearly impossible, let alone costly...) I had to find a solution that was readily available, quick and cheap to do. A friend of mine gave me a lead to find some self-adhesive foil (with the brushed alu effect). It's appearantly something they use in car detailing projects. It only cost me $10 to do my whole system (5 units!).

I know it sounds cheesy and unorthodox, but after a couple of tries, I got it down and the result looks really good. Also cause it's a pu film it's more scratch resistant than the real thing. Many people can't tell the difference if it's done well.....

Ask your local car detailing shop, they might even have it or al least tell you where to find it. Off course there is allways ebay. (try searching under 'alu vinyl' ...) Good luck with your restauration project.

 Kindest regards,

Montrealman

Thanks for the ideas!

I was already affraid this was what would come out of this post.

I figured there must exist some self-adhesive foil, but adding non-b&o solutions to the system will be my last resort, i think.

I'll see what I can find, if it looks great, then I'll go for it, in the mean time,

I'll keep my eyes open for a secondhand broken deck or replacement dustcover... who know what i'll find!

Thanx again!

 ps: how is it you've got 5 units, when there's only 4?
 

Sorry for the confusion, I had 2 tape decks.
I stripped one to repair the best one of the 2.

I emptied most of the electronics, but left the drawer functional. I took out the tape mechanism ,did some custom work and it now serves as a neat docking station for my ipod.

Sounds nice,

the B&O virus just caught me!

 

It still is a works in progress, I'm afraid. First I would like to apologize for not being tech geek savvy. I'm strictly self-taught here. Most of the work I've done is by trial and error and alot of help from a couple of mates (which I bribe with beers)  over the last 3 months.

For now the beomaster recognizes it as it's plugged in the tape2 7-pin(data?)link. it neatly swiches the unit on, but I need to open the drawer in order to physically start(and program) the ipod seperatly. To really finish this project I still want to find a way to use a beo4 remote on my ipod. However it works more than satisfactory enough for now.

I will post some pics in a couple of weeks when I'm totally finished with it. I'm having a new cover plate made for the top of drawer (where the tape mech was) where the ipod now rests. I changed my ipod to a newer 40gig one (my girlfriend wanted hers back......)  and it is somewhat differently shaped and I changed the layout and ipod cradle somewhat. The new cover will also be able to hold a small removable remote to make the ipod work when the drawer is closed. A (maybe wireless) link to my mac is also on my list of things to accomplish.

After all this work I realize that, basically, I never use an ipod, really. Anyways... and as I said it will be a works in progress for a while ......

Thanks for the interest.

We are all interested in this. Please keep us updated.

Andy T.

I can’t help much with the brushed aluminium parts, but the dust cover can be restored.

What you need to do is purchase a wet sanding kit from Micro-Mesh and you will find that the results are amazing.

I used this kit on my Beogram 4002 with excellent results, but my Beogram 4000 really needed attention and now looks essentially like new. NEW!

A word of caution, don’t hurry to process. Take your time and make SURE that you have removed all the scratches at the coarse level before moving on to a finer grade.

I thought I had all the scratches removed several times, but once I moved on to a finer grade, I noticed those scratches that I had missed. (It is difficult to see a scratch when the Plexiglas is sanded to a dull white condition.)

I was forced to go back and start over with a coarser grade (which hurts!) to get the end result that I wanted.

However, after several hours your Beogram 5500 dust cover will look like the day it was new.