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What should I do with this Philco 54 Cabinet?
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08-04-2015, 10:15 PM
What should I do with this Philco 54 Cabinet?

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08-05-2015, 12:25 AM
 Get some paint and varnish remover, strip it off, and start over, unless you like the old whitewash look?
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08-05-2015, 05:30 PM
Send it to me for refinishing and I will send it back in about 2 weeks. PM for estimate Icon_clap Icon_crazy Icon_eek Icon_eek
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08-06-2015, 02:51 PM
Get some paint and varnish remover,
Get some paint and varnish remover,
Get some paint and varnish remover,
strip it off, and start over.
Hay-ho, and up she rises
Hay-ho, and up she rises
Hay-ho, and up she rises
strip it off, and start over.
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