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Philco 513- to restore or not to restore
Ron Ramirez
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01-29-2014, 09:01 AM
I have a Mandarin Red 512. The paint is in poor condition. I decided some time back to leave both the metal cabinet and the chassis as is. Nothing wrong with having one or more "shelf queens" that are left original.

Mondial raises an excellent point. With so many radios that have been refinished incorrectly over the years, people in the future will be arguing over what an original finish really looked like. The same goes for how the original components looked.
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