10-01-2022, 11:22 AM
I've started on this little Philco. No cracks in the bakelite cabinet but as so often its filthy.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5q3i87ief4v1p....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qfmcuhoktzgkp6....jpg?raw=1]
Some water and Krud Kutter and its looking better:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nu9m53c5kpiryx....jpg?raw=1]
I will probably go ahead and try repainting it if I get the chassis working well. The dial scale is in decent shape with only one small bit of paint loss so I will keep it unless I manage to break it somewhere along in this process.
I thought I already had the right decal to go on the front but after looking at it more closely I realized that the Ivory version of this radio has a gray/sliver colored font. RadioDaze does have a set of decals sort of similar but not quite right from what I can tell. Probably as close as I'll get however.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/namapw92dv3vk3....jpg?raw=1]
In a previous thread, Morzh described his difficulty with getting the chassis out of the cabinet. I too had the same issue. After the knobs and single chassis screw were removed, the chassis was reluctant to release. Gentle wiggling and prying eventually loosened it up and it came out.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/j5q3i87ief4v1p....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qfmcuhoktzgkp6....jpg?raw=1]
Some water and Krud Kutter and its looking better:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/nu9m53c5kpiryx....jpg?raw=1]
I will probably go ahead and try repainting it if I get the chassis working well. The dial scale is in decent shape with only one small bit of paint loss so I will keep it unless I manage to break it somewhere along in this process.
I thought I already had the right decal to go on the front but after looking at it more closely I realized that the Ivory version of this radio has a gray/sliver colored font. RadioDaze does have a set of decals sort of similar but not quite right from what I can tell. Probably as close as I'll get however.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/namapw92dv3vk3....jpg?raw=1]
In a previous thread, Morzh described his difficulty with getting the chassis out of the cabinet. I too had the same issue. After the knobs and single chassis screw were removed, the chassis was reluctant to release. Gentle wiggling and prying eventually loosened it up and it came out.
