I purchased an A Lincoln and the dial has this black residue that looks like coal dust. Is this a common problem on some dials or can it be cleaned? SN 3292702
Posts: 18 | Location: Southwestern Ohio in the USA | Registered: November 28, 2008
If you have a porcelain-enamel dial the Comet Bathroom cleaner works wonders.
In this topic "Porcelain-Enamel Dial Cleaning" Lindell explains his methods and there is plenty of advice from other IHC Members as well. However, your number 3292702 would indicate you have a 12-size, 21-Jewel Illinois A. Lincoln from 1918 production which may have a painted metal dial. If that is the situation there are additional precautions, a heavily damaged metal dial can be quite a project and may have to be refinished.
Debbie
Posts: 5377 | Location: Northern Ohio in the U.S.A. | Registered: December 04, 2002
If your dial is metal chances are the cost to refinish would be close to the cost of a replacement if you could locate one. Run a search on "International Dial" located in Wilmington, Ohio and you will get some information....Keith
Posts: 198 | Location: Vermilion, Ohio in the USA | Registered: May 14, 2003
