07-12-2014, 05:24 PM
A while back I started on a 39-25 and posted some in the electronics section but got sidetracked into working on the cabinet. I wasn't sure if this one was going to clean up. Here is the as received photo:
![[Image: 39-25_asIS.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/o44n153dotu9wec/39-25_asIS.jpg?raw=1)
Grungy dial cover:
![[Image: 39-25_dialcover_asreceived.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/q98egefokc81add/39-25_dialcover_asreceived.jpg?raw=1)
Chassis and dial cover removed:
![[Image: 39-25_cabinet.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/d161yrujqydvsxo/39-25_cabinet.jpg?raw=1)
The corner got banged up with a loss of glue block and veneer:
![[Image: 39-25_bangedupcorner.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/vad7qknxxcnsgj5/39-25_bangedupcorner.jpg?raw=1)
The cabinet actually cleaned up pretty well with some Citristrip:
![[Image: 39-25_stripped.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/ia39bw59w483wdt/39-25_stripped.jpg?raw=1)
The dial cover also cleaned up with some scrubbing but that takes it down to the brass instead of the original gold/brass paint. Thanks to Bob Andersen's youtube video I knew what to do:
![[Image: 39-25_dialcover_cleaned.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/6lrbhvft7wqpyzg/39-25_dialcover_cleaned.jpg?raw=1)
![[Image: 39-25_dialcover_painted.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/zs4gzs6la1aohdp/39-25_dialcover_painted.jpg?raw=1)
This was my second attempt at veneer repair and it seemed to come out reasonably well. The glue block fix was pretty straight forward:
![[Image: 39-25_cornerveneerrepair.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mazr03s1q8n4yl/39-25_cornerveneerrepair.jpg?raw=1)
![[Image: 39-25_glueblockrepair.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/zajxuv0rokt95mn/39-25_glueblockrepair.jpg?raw=1)
There was a black water stain on the top of the cabinet...probably somebody's plant stand in the past
but it cleared up with an oxalic acid treatment:
![[Image: 39-25_waterstainbefore.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/cn084utq364g88g/39-25_waterstainbefore.jpg?raw=1)
![[Image: 39-25_waterstainafter.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/51ey00zsl7q85ip/39-25_waterstainafter.jpg?raw=1)
After toner and the first coat of clear its beginning to look much better:
![[Image: 39-25_toned_1lacquercoat.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/qe0t74akgx1yq0t/39-25_toned_1lacquercoat.jpg?raw=1)
I'll post a final photo when the chassis is finished and the final lacquer rub out is done.
Grungy dial cover:
Chassis and dial cover removed:
The corner got banged up with a loss of glue block and veneer:
The cabinet actually cleaned up pretty well with some Citristrip:
The dial cover also cleaned up with some scrubbing but that takes it down to the brass instead of the original gold/brass paint. Thanks to Bob Andersen's youtube video I knew what to do:
This was my second attempt at veneer repair and it seemed to come out reasonably well. The glue block fix was pretty straight forward:
There was a black water stain on the top of the cabinet...probably somebody's plant stand in the past
but it cleared up with an oxalic acid treatment:After toner and the first coat of clear its beginning to look much better:
I'll post a final photo when the chassis is finished and the final lacquer rub out is done.
![[Image: 39-25_restored_3.jpg?raw=1]](https://www.dropbox.com/s/rmgc6sj7j768w6x/39-25_restored_3.jpg?raw=1)