My uncle has an old Cortland 444 Ltd. Reel that has a lot of sentimental value to him. Unfortunately, it hasn’t been maintained in quite some time.
I’d like to clean it up for him, and I was planning on a similar method as in
this thread on cleaning a Medalist. I used it a few years ago to get a 1494 in much better shape. I have Hot Sauce oil and grease on hand. It may also need other work, but unless that is fairly straightforward, I don’t plan on anything more than a thorough cleaning.
Are there any problems taking that route? Any other issues I should be aware of? Here are some pictures of the reel.
Thanks in advance.