07-19-2021, 07:13 PM
I'm just ahead of you as I'm a '56 model. Probably wouldn't use the crayons. Took the Mohawk class a bunch of yrs ago and wasn't impressed with them (crayons). The sanding sealer would be # M-102-0423. Would also get a rubber sanding block Mohawk sales them too.
You'll want to remove the dial bezel. On the older cabinet it's two screws. On the newer one use the palm of your hand and press it in gently. Get it a twist I don't remember which way and the outside ring and glass will come off. Left behind is the a collar held on by several several screws. Remove it. Grille cloth needs to come out too. Remove the 4 spkr screws and carefully remove the cardboard/grille. It may be stuck to the cabinet a little bit. Just be careful that cloth is not being reproduced anymore.
Use a soft cloth and clean the front panel with some oms to get oils and dirt off. Leave it dry. Mask off trim on the front leaving just the panel w/the pf. Your about ready to spray the sanding sealer but if you are doing this outside it's very important that humidity is lower that 60%. If not it's very likely you'll get fogging which is not pretty. Can be corrected by a product called No Blush.
Start off with 3 coats of ss about 1/2 hour to a hour a part. Leave that dry for a day or two before sanding with 400 or 600 w/d sandpaper. The longer it dries the better it sand. The object of sanding is to sand the sealer to level the crazing pf. Not to sand the pf. So ss is used as a filler.
After you get a few coats on it you'll notice that the colors have much more depth. I used water based acrylic paints to match browns on the panel. Started with bright red, bight yellow, and black. The wb acrylics seem to get along well with the lacquer finishes no wrinkling or blistering. It also makes very easy to remove if you don't like it. Just wipe it off. When you layer it between two coats of lacquer it doesn't come off. Color match need to be good and the touch areas should be kept as small a possible. Reread my post on the 37-602 this my fill in some of the blanks.
You'll want to remove the dial bezel. On the older cabinet it's two screws. On the newer one use the palm of your hand and press it in gently. Get it a twist I don't remember which way and the outside ring and glass will come off. Left behind is the a collar held on by several several screws. Remove it. Grille cloth needs to come out too. Remove the 4 spkr screws and carefully remove the cardboard/grille. It may be stuck to the cabinet a little bit. Just be careful that cloth is not being reproduced anymore.
Use a soft cloth and clean the front panel with some oms to get oils and dirt off. Leave it dry. Mask off trim on the front leaving just the panel w/the pf. Your about ready to spray the sanding sealer but if you are doing this outside it's very important that humidity is lower that 60%. If not it's very likely you'll get fogging which is not pretty. Can be corrected by a product called No Blush.
Start off with 3 coats of ss about 1/2 hour to a hour a part. Leave that dry for a day or two before sanding with 400 or 600 w/d sandpaper. The longer it dries the better it sand. The object of sanding is to sand the sealer to level the crazing pf. Not to sand the pf. So ss is used as a filler.
After you get a few coats on it you'll notice that the colors have much more depth. I used water based acrylic paints to match browns on the panel. Started with bright red, bight yellow, and black. The wb acrylics seem to get along well with the lacquer finishes no wrinkling or blistering. It also makes very easy to remove if you don't like it. Just wipe it off. When you layer it between two coats of lacquer it doesn't come off. Color match need to be good and the touch areas should be kept as small a possible. Reread my post on the 37-602 this my fill in some of the blanks.
When my pals were reading comic books
I was down in the basement in my dad's
workshop. Perusing his Sam's Photofoacts
Vol 1-50 admiring the old set and trying to
figure out what all those squiggly meant.
Circa 1966
Now I think I've got!
Terry
