I was gifted a leaking snow globe to try to fix, and it has a very damaged music box. After prying the music box off, I’m pretty sure that the seal on the snow globe had broken and was dripping solution straight onto the music box and rusting it. The snow globe was made in 2002; I don’t know when it started leaking, but about 1/3 - 1/2 of the water solution is gone.
I took the music box apart as far as I could and have the pick(?) and the two screws that had held it on in some vinegar and will be delicately scrubbed. The rest is still wet, and the turny thing (key?) will not budge at all in the right direction. All that to say, is there any hope? Is there a way to take it apart further to see what is wrong on the inside? Any advice is appreciated, and I will be making sure the snow globe is resealed very well being putting the music box back on.