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I followed these steps on Savage Taylor and was able to get my SCSI2SD to work with my Mac SE FDHD. Good luck!

Nice work! Those bits of copper foil blend in - I can't even see where they're at!

I used two applications of the Apple cider vinegar. The first application was left overnight from Friday to Saturday. The second application was left overnight from Saturday to Sunday. The first application took care of 80% of the rust. After removing the chassis from the cider, I used a wire...

Certain vias need to be wired up. I’ve repaired traces and installed new resistor packs and F258 chips. The ROM slot needs to be replaced. I feel it’s beyond my skill level. The ROM itself probably needs to be replaced. If anyone’s interested and has the ability to do these things to help bring...

I used Rustoleum’s Clear coat spray. It works really well and dries within a half an hour. 

This was a weekend project, starting on Friday and ending Sunday afternoon. Spraying the paint on the chassis and HD/floppy cages and adding clear coat took about 4 hours (they were already dry by that point). 

I have a very corroded RF shield for my Mac SE/30. I would like to know what material it is made of so that I can use the old one as a template to make the new one. Any help would be greatly appreciated. Thanks!

Great haul! What are your plans for all this amazing tech?

I have everything ready to test, except for the Mac's original logic board, which I'm at an impasse on. Next weekend, I plan on taking the logic board out of a working Mac SE that I have and use it to test with this Mac.

Thanks! I'll have to remember that for next time haha 

I haven't tried citric acid - but I think, from what I've read, the acid eating properties are similar. Today I finished applying paint / primer to the chassis. It looks a lot better now.

I wanted to share some progress I made on the dilapidated Mac SE/30 I'm tinkering with. To remove the bulk of the corrosion on the parts, I submerged both the chassis and the floppy cage into a tub filled with Apple Cider Vinegar. Then I used Barkeeper's Friend to tackle some of the milder rust...

Excellent. Thanks! I haven't tested out the Ethernet card as yet, to see if the original Ethernet port works - if it fails, I'll give the Cisco Transceiver a whirl.

I've included pictures both before and after removing the sticky residue on either side of the Mac SE/30's case.

I had a chance to open up the Mac SE/30. Inside, the machine looked very clean. The logic board took some time for me to remove, as I had to first unplug the usual suspects (Power, SCSI, Floppy cables) before removing the Ethernet expansion PDS card. The Mac SE/30 has been fully recapped, using...

Thanks, ArmorAlley. I plan to open up the machine either today or tomorrow to extract the old battery and replace it with a fresh one that I received a week back. While I'm inside the unit, I'm sure I'll get a run down on the state of the board etc. I may have mistyped that it was a video card...

I'd love to know more about your setup. I'm keen on getting the SE/30 on my local network. 

Thanks LaPorta! I'll definitely hit you up once my wallet cools down lol :D  

Nice Mac SE/30 - it looks pristine! I'm on the hunt for the keyboard you have in your photo. :)

Nice score! I'll have to remember to bring my Torx screwdriver when I’m trawling our neighborhood garage sale this weekend. There may be some hidden Mac gems waiting to be purchased and I want to make sure that I'm not buying something with a corroded battery.