Philco 51 lowboy DONE - Printable Version

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Philco 51 lowboy DONE - DKinYORKpa - 07-07-2012

This set came out of a damp basement after a CL p/u of another radio. The speaker cone had multiple tears that got the coffee filter repairs and it sounds great. The finish was in must-strip condition. According to the Philco photo gallery, this model was not offered for very long. Here's the before:

[Image: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z309/jewel5651/2012%20RADIOS%20GENERAL/file-7.jpg]

And here's the after:

[Image: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z309/jewel5651/2012%20RADIOS%20GENERAL/file-34.jpg]

And for comparison, my shortest Philco console meets my tallest:

[Image: http://i191.photobucket.com/albums/z309/jewel5651/2012%20RADIOS%20GENERAL/file-35.jpg]

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RE: Philco 51 lowboy DONE - Paul Philco322 - 07-07-2012

Absolutely gorgeous, take pride and joy in your well done job!

Paul

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RE: Philco 51 lowboy DONE - Chicago Jimmy - 07-07-2012

Excellent save...nice work. Keep the pictures coming.

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RE: Philco 51 lowboy DONE - jerryhawthorne - 07-08-2012

Wow, what a lovely job you did to restore that radio. Looks great, hope my 111 comes out looking that good.
Jerry

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RE: Philco 51 lowboy DONE - DKinYORKpa - 07-08-2012

FWIW, I did what would normally not be recommended! I quickly stripped this in about an hour and a half, first thing in the morning. A hour later, I stained the whole thing with alcohol based mahogany dye. An hour later, I rattle-can sprayed the whole thing with Deft sanding sealer. An hour after that, I filled the top only. All on the same day. 2 days later, I hit it with 2 shots of rattle-can Mohawk Perfect Brown, followed by 3 coats of Deft gloss and ending with one coat of semi-gloss. The results were fine.

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RE: Philco 51 lowboy DONE - TA Forbes - 07-08-2012

Neat!

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