Refurbish mic, how?

[sp5it]

Hi. I put my hands on nice 575m6.
I want to refresh metal net on the front, it is a little rusty ant paint scratched.
Maybe someone did that before. How to refresh it to have as good as new?
Mike

 

[Robb]

GI JOE'S: Cb Microphone Colored Screens for Astatic Mics

 

[sp5it]

GI JOE'S: Cb Microphone Colored Screens for Astatic Mics

Nice, thank you. Is there any way to remove this ugly plastic from the front?
Mike

 

[Robb]

Can you take some pictures and post them - so we can see what we are dealing with?

 

[sp5it]

Take a look at the mic screen from the link you posted.
There is u-shaped plastic "something".
Is there any way to remove it without any marks?
Mike

 

[Robb]

Take a look at the mic screen from the link you posted.
There is u-shaped plastic "something".
Is there any way to remove it without any marks?
Mike

It is a 'lip guard'.
Its purpose is to maintain the proper distance from the mic to the mouth by placing it on the upper lip area. It also acts as a bumper when the mic is set down. It won't hurt having/keeping it on the mic - makes it look a bit more 'trick' - if you ask me.

I'm not quite sure if this screen was made for the 575; you might need to send them an email and ask them. It is made for Astatic mics tho...

 

[Moleculo]

Those should fit the 575. The lip guard is just glued on. You can peel it off very carefully if you like. Use a little solvent like Naptha to clean the glue residue. You could also just take out your existing screen and spray paint it to refurbish it. A light sanding with some fine steel wool would probably help the paint stick.

 

[jono400]

Hi wonder how you got on with the restoration of the 575m6 ?? just trying the exact same thing myself with my own 575m6, plans are to fit a new Astatic decal, new astatic michrophone cable and either replace the front grill with a new black or chrome one as in the link a few threads above or just do as has been suggested and give the original grill a rub down / coat off spray paint.



Looking for recommendations on a source for the following parts guys :

Astatic decal - original astatic 575m6 style
Replacment astatic michrophone cord

must ship international as located here in the uk

 

[Robb]

jono400:
Just watch eBay for the new mic cord, they appear from time to time

 

[jono400]

Okay thanks will look out for one, are the other astatic michrophone cables the same sort ie. would the 636L cord fit the 575m6 / look the same as original fitment ??

 

[Robb]

Okay thanks will look out for one, are the other astatic michrophone cables the same sort ie. would the 636L cord fit the 575m6 / look the same as original fitment ??

SO long as it is a 5 conductor cable w/shield (6 total) and made of Buna rubber, you should be OK...

I see them on eBay, might be 1 or 2 there now - but you will have to look and dig a bit...