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Steve Hartwell
Junior
Posts: 28
From: St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jan 2014

posted October 17, 2019 04:37 PM

Any ideas on how to get rid of stinky moldy smell from very old projector ?

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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 17, 2019 05:30 PM

Start using it! Wipe the exterior with furniture polish, take the back off and clean the interior as well as you can, also with furniture polish. Clean off all the old oil and grease and apply fresh grease on the gears and just a drop of oil on the shafts.

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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted October 17, 2019 06:48 PM

That stinky, moldy smell ... ?

That's usually coming from me!

Da-da-dump! TSHHH!

Thank you, thank you, you've been a great audience! [Big Grin]

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Steve Hartwell
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From: St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jan 2014

posted October 17, 2019 10:25 PM

Ah - so Osi needs some furniture polish too, eh. Quick douse 'em !!

thanks for the polish suggestion Paul

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Steve Hartwell
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From: St Catharines, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Jan 2014

posted October 18, 2019 09:45 AM

any particular brand of furniture polish ? there are 1,000s to choose from

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Ed Gordon
Junior
Posts: 10
From: Seattle, WA, USA
Registered: Apr 2019

posted October 18, 2019 12:31 PM

Most helpful response

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Clean off all the old oil and grease and apply fresh grease on the gears and just a drop of oil on the shafts.

Most entertaining response

quote:
That stinky, moldy smell ... ?

That's usually coming from me!

Da-da-dump! TSHHH!

Thank you, thank you, you've been a great audience!

Other suggestions:

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How to Clean & Lubricate a Movie Projector

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