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To restore or not to restore?

Eliot Ness
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05-26-2014, 01:40 PM

Quote:What will the alcohol do to the finish ?

I'm not sure about regular alcohol, but Denatured Alcohol will dissolve shellac but not harm the lacquer underneath. This is for a radio where someone in years past has slopped on a coat of shellac, and it's not uncommon to run into these.

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To restore or not to restore? - by OldRestorer - 05-23-2014, 01:01 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by morzh - 05-23-2014, 01:17 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by Chuck Schwark - 05-23-2014, 01:55 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by tab10672 - 05-23-2014, 02:27 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by morzh - 05-23-2014, 02:27 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by OldRestorer - 05-23-2014, 02:57 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by radiohenry - 05-23-2014, 04:11 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by OldRestorer - 05-23-2014, 05:54 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by Arran - 05-24-2014, 03:12 AM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by OldRestorer - 05-24-2014, 09:12 AM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by PAradiogeek - 05-24-2014, 11:01 AM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by codefox1 - 05-25-2014, 07:07 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by OldRestorer - 05-26-2014, 07:37 AM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by Steve Davis - 05-26-2014, 08:00 AM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by OldRestorer - 05-26-2014, 08:27 AM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by radiohenry - 05-26-2014, 11:06 AM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by Eliot Ness - 05-26-2014, 01:40 PM

RE: To restore or not to restore? - by radiohenry - 05-26-2014, 02:28 PM

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