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To Restore or Refinish... That is the Question?
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07-23-2007, 06:25 PM
I have most of the 1935/36 Philco tombstones. I'm just now beginning on the electronic restoration, starting with a 610.

My question is on the cabinets. Most of my 600 series tombstones have pretty nice front finishes, but the sides/top have varying degrees of "flaking." At what point do most of you decide when to do a complete refinish of a cabinet as opposed to restoring the original finish?

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07-23-2007, 08:44 PM
When the finish looks unpresentable, poor, ratty, crappy... (insert favorite adjective here)

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