Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets

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Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets

Ron Ramirez
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04-24-2009, 11:59 PM

Here's a picture of my faux 515 Impressionistic.

[Image: http://www.philcoradio.com/images/phorum/515alt.jpg]

This is a radio I rescued from being a rough, beat up, rusty old 511. I purposely did not paint any lotus leaves on the sides or back in order to distinguish this from an original 515.

Yes, I hand-painted this thing, several years ago. I'm not sure I would have the patience to take on such a project again. Not bad, I guess. Certainly not original. It was well received wherever I showed it off; I took it with me to AWA-Rochester several years ago when their focus was on Philco, and they asked me to be a guest speaker. My faux 515 was quite a hit with the crowd. I made sure everyone knew it was not original!

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Ron Ramirez
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Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Ron Ramirez - 04-24-2009, 03:05 PM

RE: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by vecher - 08-29-2017, 10:08 PM

RE: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by OldRestorer - 08-30-2017, 09:42 AM

RE: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Kenneth F. Besso Jr. - 08-30-2017, 07:20 PM

RE: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by vecher - 08-30-2017, 07:48 PM

RE: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Ron Ramirez - 08-30-2017, 09:44 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Ron Ramirez - 04-24-2009, 03:09 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by codefox1 - 04-24-2009, 06:25 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Arran - 04-24-2009, 07:18 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Ron Ramirez - 04-24-2009, 11:59 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Arran - 04-25-2009, 01:31 AM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Philco1928 - 04-27-2009, 01:01 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Jim Berg - 04-30-2009, 08:53 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by DeckApe - 05-01-2009, 10:59 AM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Philco1928 - 05-04-2009, 11:53 AM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Philco1928 - 05-04-2009, 12:58 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by FStephenMasek - 05-04-2009, 02:07 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by philco phan - 05-04-2009, 06:20 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Alan Douglas - 05-05-2009, 08:21 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Philco1928 - 05-06-2009, 01:13 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Alan Douglas - 05-06-2009, 07:35 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Arran - 05-07-2009, 09:38 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by philco phan - 05-07-2009, 09:49 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Arran - 05-07-2009, 09:51 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Arran - 05-07-2009, 09:53 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by philco phan - 05-07-2009, 10:20 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Philco1928 - 05-08-2009, 01:00 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Ron Ramirez - 05-08-2009, 05:45 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by philco phan - 05-08-2009, 09:36 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by Philco1928 - 05-16-2009, 06:02 PM

Re: Pros and Cons of Refinishing the 511 Series cabinets - by FStephenMasek - 06-08-2009, 08:09 PM

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