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Cracked Bakelite on 46-420 Hippo: Should I paint it Ivory or just glue it?
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Thanks.

This will be my "learner" for repairing Bakelite. As for the dial, it will have a crack in it as soon as I can swap it with another radio with a near perfect case. The back will also be donated to my other radio.

I'm thinking about just going with walnut brown paint, and masking off the section on the bottom that has the label. The bottom looks pretty clean, and certainly doesn't need to look as nice as the top.

I was on the fence about this one, but it came with an original owner's manual and the back looked more perfect than it was, so I pulled the trigger!

At least the radios I buy are cheaper than the cars I see people get stuck with on those car restoration shows! (You know, when they remove the paint and find nothing but holes and rot!)


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RE: Cracked Bakelite on 46-420 Hippo: Should I paint it Ivory or just glue it? - by ntsc525 - 02-28-2015, 06:37 PM



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