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09-13-2022, 02:46 PM
I am in the process of restoring the cabinet bezel for a Philco 46-1209. The original finish has all flaked off down to the bare wood.      . It’s basically a clean slate, but I’m unsure how to approach a new finish. Any ideas would be greatly appreciated.
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09-13-2022, 03:21 PM
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09-14-2022, 08:00 AM
You might look into a self-adhesive vinyl with a wood grain on it.  I had bought some a few years ago from a company who markets it for putting wood grain on vehicle dashboards.  It can be worked around curves like those on your bezel.  I've used it on a couple radio projects.  One was to replace a photo finish burl walnut strip on an Airline cabinet and the other to cover the face plate on an Atwater Kent 480.

I believe I bought it from Metro Restyling:

https://metrorestyling.com/collections/w...vinyl-wrap
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09-14-2022, 01:22 PM
Hello Pcorb,
the link that Sean shared looks like a great idea !
Sean that is a great link I will for sure save it .

Sincerely Richard
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