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My first set: Philco 40-180
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08-24-2013, 06:29 PM
Lot's of thoughts about the finish but that radio cleaned up very well. If it were me, I would wipe it down with a little Howards that was close to the color and see how it looks. If good a few sprays out of a spray gun of shellac and some rub down with 000 steal wool, just to flatten out the finish. Then a couple coats of lacquer from a spray gun. That finish is really nice. You just need to get a little color into the scratch areas. Then a little finish over it.
Nice radio. Jerry
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My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2013, 04:03 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by codefox1 - 08-22-2013, 06:19 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Jamie - 08-22-2013, 07:25 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2013, 09:13 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2013, 09:36 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Arran - 08-23-2013, 12:22 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-23-2013, 10:10 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-23-2013, 05:26 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Jamie - 08-23-2013, 07:18 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-23-2013, 09:49 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-24-2013, 05:55 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-24-2013, 06:29 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-24-2013, 07:56 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by codefox1 - 08-25-2013, 04:03 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-25-2013, 08:59 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 01:56 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 07:09 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 07:34 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Jamie - 08-26-2013, 08:12 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-27-2013, 09:58 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-29-2013, 11:24 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 09-03-2013, 04:41 PM



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