[klondike98]

That's good guys! Started cleaning up the cabinet so I could work on it. A diluted solution of Krud Kutter in water to get the major grime off, particularly on the inside of the cabinet.

   

The grill cloth came off with a gentle warming and then pulled it off the cabinet slowly. It did pretty well and then a wash with warm water and some Dawn with gently swishing by hand and it seemed to clean up pretty well. I'm not sure if I'll use it or put in a new piece. Its pretty fragile even though it doesn't look bad. I also washed the Crosley cloth I had on reserve but it disintegrated on me. I'm 1 for 3 in washing grill cloths successfully. I think in most cases the fabric is just rotted with time.

   
   


Next up was fixing the delaminated wood in the upper right corner facing the back. I got the glue block off with some heating via heat gun and a putty knife. It was not too firmly attached. Scrapped off all the old glue from the cabinet and block then took a two step approach to glue up. First the delaminated top wood was glued and clamped and after it dried the glue block went in.

   
   

Next I'll start taking off the old veneer and stripping off the old black finish on the sides and bottom. I think the veneer has had some problems in the past as the top has 6 small brads nailed in to hold it down that will have to come out. I can't imagine they did that at the factory.