09-13-2016, 05:58 PM
I still need to grain fill but I'm starting to think about toners. I've looked at a lot of photos of Philco 70s and early 50s cabinets and there are many shades and varieties of restored cabinets but not many originals. The restored early 50 in the gallery looks monotone. The 70 in the gallery looks to have a darker tone to the columns.
If you look at the picture of my 50 before I stripped it, (I'm thinking the traces of toner would be original) you can see traces of a dark toner on the vertical columns, the trim around the front arch and also on the base trim. I'm thinking a dark walnut or perfect brown ultra classic for the dark sections while the rest of the cabinet is probably a light coat of medium brown walnut ultra classic. Any thoughts or recommendations?
If you look at the picture of my 50 before I stripped it, (I'm thinking the traces of toner would be original) you can see traces of a dark toner on the vertical columns, the trim around the front arch and also on the base trim. I'm thinking a dark walnut or perfect brown ultra classic for the dark sections while the rest of the cabinet is probably a light coat of medium brown walnut ultra classic. Any thoughts or recommendations?
