[tbone]

Good afternoon,

I have started on the refinish of my 53-960. As you will see from the pictures, I have the stripping done with some cleanup from water stains on the top to finish. Most will be straight forward, but I have questions for the experts.

First I am trying to determine the toner color for the cabinet. I am thinking Medium Brown Walnut only because I think Perfect Brown might be too red. Any suggestions?

The second problem I have is with the stained grille cloth. Since it needs to be replaced, would a pattern with gold accents be sufficient? Gold seems to be the accent theme on this radio as the front dial opening was painted gold.

The third problem I have is with the leather front trim. I was able to remove it, but it's not stripped yet. I was thinking light applications of lacquer thinner on a rag might work without soaking it. Any suggestions here?
I think when it comes time to glue it back on I will apply glue to both surfaces, let it dry, and then apply heat with a iron to smooth it out.

This will be a fun little project, and I just want to get it right.

See attached pictures.