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Philco 40-180 Cabinet Restoration
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Evening All,

On the journey to restore my Philco 40-180. I’ve attached pictures of the cabinet. All in all, not horrible, but definitely some work needed as you can see. Nothing that can’t be fixed in my opinion.

Since this will be my first restoration, looking for a beginners guide to this restore...where to start and the proper steps I should be taking start to finish from making necessary repairs, stripping finish, and getting this gem back to her former glory.

The veneer is in relatively good shape aside from some scratches and a couple of missing pieces. On the top, there’s just a sliver on the top right back edge that is missing, probably no more than 1/8”. The bigger piece that missing as you will see is the Australian walnut veneer on the left side of the speaker grille. Definitely need to match and patch the rail, but open to opinions on the top portion...cut and patch, or fill since is fairly small.

Looking forward to your comments and sharing my journey with you. Thank you all in advance!

Cheers!

Vinny

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Vinny
Greensburg, IN

"We don't care what you do...just don't electrocute yourself or burn the house down."
-My Parents


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Philco 40-180 Cabinet Restoration - by unclevinny86 - 02-23-2021, 06:56 PM
RE: Philco 40-180 Cabinet Restoration - by DuMont - 06-26-2021, 05:20 PM



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