11-03-2018, 01:32 PM
First radio restoration in years.
Over 45 years ago went to the dump with a neighbor, saw a Philco cathedral radio sitting there on a pile of old electronics parts, took it home and with the help of my uncle who worked on radios in the 30's/ 40's, got it up and running.
Recently saw this model 80jr radio on craigslist and thought it would be fun to get back into this hobby, didnt realize what I was getting into LOL!
For this cabinet I used the following Mohawk lacquers:
Heavy Body Sanding Sealer M102-0491
Ultra Classic Toner Medium Brown Walnut M100-0207 for the main cabinet
Ultra Classic Toner Light Walnut/ Colonial Maple M100-0352 for the face inner section
Tamiya Spray Black #TS-14 for the line between the light and medium walnut on the front face.
Tone Finish Clear Semi-Gloss M102-0419 for the final clear finish.
I had read on this forum to use the Ultra Classic Toner Perfect Brown for the main cabinet and Medium Brown Walnut M100-0207 for the front face light section, but I found this was too dark for the front light section. So I sanded it off, and used Ultra Classic Toner Light Walnut/ Colonial Maple M100-0352 for the face inner section, but left the sides that meet the grill cloth Medium Brown Walnut, makes for a nice 3d effect that maches the main cabinet color of Medium Brown Walnut.
Lewis
Over 45 years ago went to the dump with a neighbor, saw a Philco cathedral radio sitting there on a pile of old electronics parts, took it home and with the help of my uncle who worked on radios in the 30's/ 40's, got it up and running.
Recently saw this model 80jr radio on craigslist and thought it would be fun to get back into this hobby, didnt realize what I was getting into LOL!
For this cabinet I used the following Mohawk lacquers:
Heavy Body Sanding Sealer M102-0491
Ultra Classic Toner Medium Brown Walnut M100-0207 for the main cabinet
Ultra Classic Toner Light Walnut/ Colonial Maple M100-0352 for the face inner section
Tamiya Spray Black #TS-14 for the line between the light and medium walnut on the front face.
Tone Finish Clear Semi-Gloss M102-0419 for the final clear finish.
I had read on this forum to use the Ultra Classic Toner Perfect Brown for the main cabinet and Medium Brown Walnut M100-0207 for the front face light section, but I found this was too dark for the front light section. So I sanded it off, and used Ultra Classic Toner Light Walnut/ Colonial Maple M100-0352 for the face inner section, but left the sides that meet the grill cloth Medium Brown Walnut, makes for a nice 3d effect that maches the main cabinet color of Medium Brown Walnut.
Lewis
