[BrendaAnnD]

I've gotten about as much of the old paint off as I can. Tomorrow: sanding.

I removed the tuner and two of the tube sockets/shield bases. I couldn't remove the LO coil because the connector wanted to spin when I tried to remove the nut.

Much of what is still visible in the pic is the old hammertone that was under all that ugly carp.
   

After sanding/masking, I should be able to lay the first coat of primer. I'll leave that to set overnight, and likely until Sunday evening before applying the second coat and then the stainless steel topcoats. I'll try to post pics of each stage.

I also fired up my new ultrasonic cleaner for the first time. I soaked the tuner and several miscellaneous nuts and washers. Nothing got what you would call clean and shiny, but it did do wonders for the operation of the tuner (I had no idea that had a reduction gear!).