12-17-2013, 08:47 AM
Philco did not use stain originally; they used tinted lacquer.
Medium Walnut toning lacquer is a good match to the original color of a 40-201. The 40-201 I used to own had the same color on the trim as on the veneer. Maybe a shade just *slightly* lighter than Mohawk Medium Walnut, if you mix your own toners for spraying.
You will never achieve the depth of color with stain that you get with tinted lacquer; plus, the white wood used on the trim of radio cabinets will generally not take stain.
Even though I am generally not buying radios right now, I spotted an AM-only flat face 89B on eBay recently. I actually considered bidding on it, until I saw that it had been stripped, stained and refinished. That was a deal breaker for me. I do not want to deal with a cabinet that was incorrectly refinished, especially with stain.
Medium Walnut toning lacquer is a good match to the original color of a 40-201. The 40-201 I used to own had the same color on the trim as on the veneer. Maybe a shade just *slightly* lighter than Mohawk Medium Walnut, if you mix your own toners for spraying.
You will never achieve the depth of color with stain that you get with tinted lacquer; plus, the white wood used on the trim of radio cabinets will generally not take stain.
Even though I am generally not buying radios right now, I spotted an AM-only flat face 89B on eBay recently. I actually considered bidding on it, until I saw that it had been stripped, stained and refinished. That was a deal breaker for me. I do not want to deal with a cabinet that was incorrectly refinished, especially with stain.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
