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Dont you love when that happens....
Grain filling is a true pain... I have filled a radio 4 times and still come out with a few spots.. I use the light test. I look just over the horizon of the radio against the sun or a good light. Then you can see the grains... Remember you can grain fill after lacquer. I dont but you "can"....
Looks good.. Cant wait for the next episode
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Did some more grain filling, another round of gloss lacquer and some rub out. The cabinet has some dings and nicks but I think it came out looking decent compared to where it started. Its on my desk playing 50's tunes. I couldn't take watching the Phillies any longer...
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Nice job Bob.
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It looks like Philco 21.
Very nice looking radio.
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Very nice job Bob!!
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VERY NICE,,,,,Maybe Next year for the aphillies,,oh ya,,Howald is retiring,,,Sunday
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It looks nice other then the dents in the bottom molding, but still looks much better then what you started with, and it's a fairly rare variant to boot. I wish that you would have mentioned the nicks and dings earlier, or maybe you did, because I would have suggested steaming them out by placing a hot iron (or soldering gun) on a damp rag or paper towel placed over the dent. I learned about this trick in a book, it comes in handy with cleaning up the molding along the base on a fully skirted console where things like kids toys are always banging into them and leaving dents. It doesn't always work 100% but it usually helps, and it looks and works better then wood putty.
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Thanks Arran, I'll use that technique on the next one!