11-18-2013, 09:39 PM
Hi guys,
My problem is with a radio that I just got.
It is an RCA 75X14. It has a plastic cabinet. It has what I would call a faux finish. It is painted to look like marbled Bakelite. My problem is that it has 4 or 5 small chips in the paint and a small hairline crack in the rear at the bottom. I'm not too concerned with the crack.
My question is: What would you guys do? I can't simply touch up the chipped paint because it would just be a solid color touch up. So, do I leave them alone and just polish the cabinet or do I strip the paint off and repaint with a solid brown, the color of Bakelite? I have no idea how I could replicate the original finish.
Please take a look. What do you think?
My problem is with a radio that I just got.
It is an RCA 75X14. It has a plastic cabinet. It has what I would call a faux finish. It is painted to look like marbled Bakelite. My problem is that it has 4 or 5 small chips in the paint and a small hairline crack in the rear at the bottom. I'm not too concerned with the crack.
My question is: What would you guys do? I can't simply touch up the chipped paint because it would just be a solid color touch up. So, do I leave them alone and just polish the cabinet or do I strip the paint off and repaint with a solid brown, the color of Bakelite? I have no idea how I could replicate the original finish.
Please take a look. What do you think?
Eric
Lake in the Hills, IL
Member: Philco Phorum, ARF, ARCI & Radiomuseum.org
