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model 17 L 1933
Ron Ramirez
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06-17-2010, 07:49 AM
Welcome, grantman007.

Your 17L will be really nice once you restore it.

A lot of people use Citri-Strip to remove the old finish. Others use a cabinet scraper to scrape the old finish. Whatever you do, I strongly caution you against sanding the cabinet any more than is absolutely necessary! The veneers are very thin and if you go overboard with sanding, you can easily sand through the veneer. So, try to avoid sanding when stripping the cabinet. 4/0 (extra fine) steel wool will be better.

The original finish was tinted lacquer. Mohawk's Medium Walnut would be an excellent toning lacquer for this cabinet, followed by coats of clear gloss lacquer, carefully wet sanded with very, very fine sandpaper (800 grit or better).

grantman007 Wrote:thay say there were only 2,200 made and the price back then 1933 sold for around 100 dolars... is this correct...

Ummm...yes...

http://www.philcoradio.com/gallery/1933b.htm#g

This info was taken from Philco Furniture History, an in-house Philco document which gives data on nearly all Philco cabinets.
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model 17 L 1933 - by Guest - 06-15-2010, 07:49 AM
Re: model 17 L 1933 - by Chuck Schwark - 06-15-2010, 10:14 AM
Re: model 17 L 1933 - by Ron Ramirez - 06-17-2010, 07:49 AM



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