The PHILCO Phorum

This was the start



Knobs and push buttons
 
The push buttons were sliding on hard.  I tried a bit of silicon grease on the metal and added a tad inside the new push buttons with a dental pick.  Did the same on the knobs.  Wonder what others have tried and how it worked?
 


Station call Letter inserts
 
Two of the original clear plastic inserts that go ?on top? of the push button call letters were all that were left and quite cloudy.  One was 0.296 X .600 X .0065 and the other was .300 X .600 X .007  Basically the same as the call letters.

My original call letter inserts appear to be like the printables found on this site and have ?wax paper? stuck to the back
 
The first try was a clear plastic fruit container from the grocery store sliced on a paper shear.  It was .014 and took up all the space so couldn't insert the paper call letters.  The .014 strips worked good for cleaning up the call letter entrance and exit slots in the new face plate.
 
Finally found an old badge holder that was .007 worked OK.
 
Anyone found something better?

Wonderful!

One is awaiting its turn in my garage.

It looks good.  You did a nice job cleaning and straightening the brass strip on the faceplate.  

The advise NOT to use Brasso on the strip was invaluable!  Amway metal cleaner was the ticket and rubbing vary lightly.  The black lettering was still good

Cut a strip of oak the width of the center of the brass strip and reformed it - didn't take much


The new face plate didn't have indents for the ends to fold into so it bulges out slightly by the strip.  Never see if I didn't know.

Real nice work. Good idea on the brass strip.