[Arran]

Well I'm not recommending spraying it high gloss and just leaving it, use high gloss, let the lacquer cure for a week or more, and then rub it out with pumice and then rottenstone. This will give it a burnished look which is between gloss and semi gloss, it makes it look like the set has a well kept original finish. I could never understand the appeal of a satin finish on an old radio cabinet, it just looks wrong, it's also softer and scratches more easily. I have a G.E K-83 cathedral radio that someone refinished with a satin lacquer, which is scratched and chipped in place for the reasons I mention, and it just does not look right, it also doesn't help that they got the shade of toner wrong.
Regards
Arran