09-26-2010, 09:12 AM
Hi : I finally got around to this radio . I think it worked out ok and wanted to pass along photos as promised.
I tried the photo finish transfer method on scrap unfinished wood .It worked good ,color darken a bit in the process.
When I did it to t he radio it was over the lacquered base coat .
The dark color from the base coat bled into the light areas of the stripe . Maybe I needed to seal over the lacquer first?
At any rate I stripped the side of the radio again and refinished the base coat . This time I put down used the poly as a glue and laid the laser print face up in it. Kind of a paper sticker . The edges have a thickness that can be felt and seen slightly . What I did to minimize this was brushed over with poly (which can be coated thicker than lacquer in one coat) over the entire stripe .Then after everything dried overnight I clear coated with lacquer a few times . Maybe satin would be a better choice? All said in done the results are ok . Not perfect but not bad. I have walked by many radios of this type because I did not think they could be refinished easily. But I think if you are satisfied with this appearance level as I am the process was not to bad. It âs not going to wind up in a museum ,that is for sure .But it is not going to a dump either .
I am happy and will hopefully do a better job next time !
bill
[Image: http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae134...0b5280.jpg]
[Image: http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae134...0_5269.jpg]
[Image: http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae134...0_5290.jpg]
I tried the photo finish transfer method on scrap unfinished wood .It worked good ,color darken a bit in the process.
When I did it to t he radio it was over the lacquered base coat .
The dark color from the base coat bled into the light areas of the stripe . Maybe I needed to seal over the lacquer first?
At any rate I stripped the side of the radio again and refinished the base coat . This time I put down used the poly as a glue and laid the laser print face up in it. Kind of a paper sticker . The edges have a thickness that can be felt and seen slightly . What I did to minimize this was brushed over with poly (which can be coated thicker than lacquer in one coat) over the entire stripe .Then after everything dried overnight I clear coated with lacquer a few times . Maybe satin would be a better choice? All said in done the results are ok . Not perfect but not bad. I have walked by many radios of this type because I did not think they could be refinished easily. But I think if you are satisfied with this appearance level as I am the process was not to bad. It âs not going to wind up in a museum ,that is for sure .But it is not going to a dump either .
I am happy and will hopefully do a better job next time !
bill
[Image: http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae134...0b5280.jpg]
[Image: http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae134...0_5269.jpg]
[Image: http://i965.photobucket.com/albums/ae134...0_5290.jpg]
