11-26-2016, 04:43 PM
So...after almost three weeks of curing...I decided today that it was time to rub the cabinet down with rottenstone and then give it a coat of wax.
I had previously purchased some rottenstone, a felt pad, and some "Wool-Lube" (what the guy behind the counter said I needed for a lubricant) for this purpose.
Bear in mind that I had never done the rottenstone process before...so I watched one of Bob Andersen's videos on how to do this. I noticed the only thing he had different than me was generic mineral oil instead of Wool-Lube.
Wool-Lube is more of a gel than a liquid. I think that the next time I do this sort of work that I will purchase mineral oil and use it instead.
But anyway...the rottenstone process seemed to work well; any remaining slight roughness on the finish was gone after the rubdown.
I then wiped the cabinet down with a clean rag.
Next, I began to wax the cabinet.
I have a very old can of Minwax wood wax. Old, and harder than heck to polish out...but it leaves a good wax coating.
Finally, after lots of elbow grease, I had a nicely waxed cabinet.
I installed the speaker screws (which I had lacquered a week or so ago), the grille cloth/backing board, and the escutcheon.
The final result:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_033.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_034.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_035.jpg]
Overall...not bad, I think. Not perfect...but not bad. The grain is filled and the surface is super smooth. Those were my main two goals.
Next up:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_036.jpg]
To clean up and attempt to restore this 37-640 chassis, for use in this cabinet. But that is a story for another thread.
So...that is it for this 38-624T cabinet.
I had previously purchased some rottenstone, a felt pad, and some "Wool-Lube" (what the guy behind the counter said I needed for a lubricant) for this purpose.
Bear in mind that I had never done the rottenstone process before...so I watched one of Bob Andersen's videos on how to do this. I noticed the only thing he had different than me was generic mineral oil instead of Wool-Lube.
Wool-Lube is more of a gel than a liquid. I think that the next time I do this sort of work that I will purchase mineral oil and use it instead.
But anyway...the rottenstone process seemed to work well; any remaining slight roughness on the finish was gone after the rubdown.
I then wiped the cabinet down with a clean rag.
Next, I began to wax the cabinet.
I have a very old can of Minwax wood wax. Old, and harder than heck to polish out...but it leaves a good wax coating.
Finally, after lots of elbow grease, I had a nicely waxed cabinet.
I installed the speaker screws (which I had lacquered a week or so ago), the grille cloth/backing board, and the escutcheon.
The final result:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_033.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_034.jpg]
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_035.jpg]
Overall...not bad, I think. Not perfect...but not bad. The grain is filled and the surface is super smooth. Those were my main two goals.
Next up:
[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/37610_036.jpg]
To clean up and attempt to restore this 37-640 chassis, for use in this cabinet. But that is a story for another thread.
So...that is it for this 38-624T cabinet.
--
Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
