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Final Lacquer finish on philco 38-60
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12-17-2015, 02:23 PM
I am ready for the final finish on my Philco 38-60 and need to know what the original finish was. Was it a gloss like a piano finish or a semi-gloss type finish?
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12-17-2015, 05:56 PM
The original factory finish was gloss. A lot of collectors prefer the semi-gloss finish...but it is not period correct.
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12-17-2015, 06:05 PM
(12-17-2015, 05:56 PM)Ron Ramirez Wrote:  The original factory finish was gloss. A lot of collectors prefer the semi-gloss finish...but it is not period correct.

Thanks, the info was appreciated. I must fall in the group of "a lot of collectors" because I tried gloss and it was just too gaudy for me so I went over it with semi-gloss.

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12-18-2015, 12:18 AM
You have to buff out the gloss or it looks that way.
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