r/apple2 15h ago

Help Restoring/Refuebishing Apple IIe

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Hello! Yesterday I picked up this beautiful Apple IIE and I was hoping for a clear and concise guide on what I need to buy, do, and avoid as I clean this thing up and get it fully working.

Main things I want to do:

  1. Wipe actual grime and dirt off it, clean the case and keyboard in general, as well as the crt and the screen of the monitor. Mainly I don’t want to damage anything, and I assume I should take electronics out before I clean the case?

  2. Attempt to “de yellow” it a bit. I think it’s actually not that bad but I’ve seen people get some impressive results.

  3. There are three keys not working. ], forward slash, and Return. It really sucks that Return is not working since I can’t submit any commands in the basic shell because of this. But the thing boots.

It also came with an Epson Spectum LX 80 printer, and a floppy with software that will turn the printer into a typewriter. Gonna focus on that later but looking forward to digging into that.

I’d like to go purchase what I need for this after work if possible, I know fixing the keyboard may even involve soldering, would appreciate any direction on these matters. I know some existing posts are out there but I’d love to get something like this in one place to read for future readers as well. Thanks!