[mikethedruid]

Things continue to progress nicely. Today my decals arrived from RD. My Solvaset also arrived which I ordered from eBay. I carefully cut out the decals, and applied them. They seem to be even better quality than the last ones I bought several years ago, the material seemed more durable so I could manipulate them into exact position without them breaking apart. Once they were exactly where I wanted them, and blotted with a microfiber cloth, I let them set for about a half hour, then applied Solvaset. They look great on the radio. Nobody but an expert would think they are anything but the originals in excellent condition. Even the experts might be puzzled since in my research I found such variation in the decals on these sets. Most haves no decals at all, and some had only an RCA logo at the bottom, and a range decal above that knob. Even these varied. In two pictures I saw the curved decal with colors matching the ones of the bands on the dial. In one I saw only letters, A, B, and C. I opted for letters only placed above the knob. I also put on the appropriate RCA Victor logo at the bottom of the set, but I also added volume, range, and power-tone under the appropriate knobs. Tonight or tomorrow, when the decals have had a good chance to dry out, I will put on another coat of tung oil over the set to protect therm, and maybe a second coat the next day. When the cabinet is done I'll post pictures.