Philco 38-7 CS restoration
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I finished repairing the panel and applied some new veneer. I wanted to use some flat cut like the original, but only had quarter cut on hand.
I used the old trick of applying wood glue to both surfaces and letting them dry. Then used heat to reactivate the glue while applying pressure with a J-roller.
Once the grain filler dries overnight, I'll start on the lacquer.
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Great work, once I get my 71 up and running I'll be working on the many cabinets that need attention. Your work is very inspiring.
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Yes, I like this series of entries too! Great work on your cabinet!
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Thanks guys!
I sprayed some toner and clear gloss on the panel. Then, painted the edges dark brown.
I painted the sides of the speaker slats dark brown too.
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I gave the whole cabinet a light sanding with 400 grit then spray on a couple more coats of Deft gloss. I'll wait a couple weeks then rub it out.
I'm also going to go over the dark brown paint on the edges with some satin lacquer to knock down the shine.
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Looks like you've done a fine job with that cabinet. It appears to be coming along quite nicely.
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The back porch looks like it cleaned out nicely as well.
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That's actually up in the attic. There's a convenient exhaust fan nearby but it's not heated so I only have a short window left before it's too cold to spray.
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bandersen Wrote:That's actually up in the attic. There's a convenient exhaust fan nearby but it's not heated so I only have a short window left before it's too cold to spray.
Oh well then the attic came out nicely as well as the cabinet, that linoleum looks like it got mopped down.
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Did you apply a stain before you applied the grain filler? If so, how? by brush or rag?
Thanks,
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Nope, no stain - just a little lacquer sanding sealer. I used Mohawk Medium Brown Walnut toner lacquer to give it some color.
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Great! I am using this as my guide for my first resto... Keep up the good work!!
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Thanks. I think I'll pull out the chassis soon and finally try to get it running 
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Have fun with the cone-centric tuning! 
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Wow! I can't believe it's been 3 years since I started this project! I did slight sanding and sprayed on a couple final coats of gloss lacquer yesterday. I'm very happy with how this cabinet turned out will be installing the restored chassis soon
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