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Brought home a Philco 40-180 console, and the guy that I bought it from lived in a trailer.
He was a heavy smoker, so the radio really stinks of cigs.
It has a really nice original finish, so I really just need to clean it good to remove the smell.
Removed the speaker cloth and threw that away.
How about something like murphy oil soap?
I am always leary about using water on these old cabinets.Some of the older ones lose the veneer when they get wet.
I will have to scrub the inside down as well.
Suggestions?
murf


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stinky cabinet - by murf - 02-16-2014, 09:43 PM
RE: stinky cabinet - by NostalgiaRadioTime - 02-16-2014, 09:53 PM
RE: stinky cabinet - by OldRestorer - 02-16-2014, 10:05 PM
RE: stinky cabinet - by Warren - 02-16-2014, 10:43 PM
RE: stinky cabinet - by morzh - 02-16-2014, 10:48 PM
RE: stinky cabinet - by murf - 02-16-2014, 11:16 PM
RE: stinky cabinet - by TheBakery - 04-28-2014, 02:51 PM
RE: stinky cabinet - by codefox1 - 04-29-2014, 01:01 AM
RE: stinky cabinet - by Art Hoch - 05-02-2014, 11:14 AM



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