Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Philco 38-3 That old musty smell..
#16

Not really. Feed-N-Wax uses a thin petroleum distillate base. As such, it evaporates rapidly after soaking into the wood grain. It's intended to spruce up an existing cabinet finish.

I used Minwax Sanding Sealer after a successful bleach treatment, and that did the trick. It's primarily used to seal the wood grain before applying finish lacquer to a cabinet. Do not sand the product when it's used for your application. The one quart can with UPC 0 27426 65600 0 is enough to do a number of sets.

Hope this helps!

-O.B.
#17

I bought by Zenith that reeked of that "whole house air freshener" crap that I totally hate. For 3 months or so it was noticeable, but after 1/2 year it all but disappeared. Today there's no trace of it.

So I would go for "air and wait" advice plus the charcoal probably not a bad idea either.
#18

Moth balls. Careful lest you make Phosgene.
#19

JROZ..Are you serious? There is 40 to 50 years of smells that go into that tube radio. That radio has earned THE TIME TO SMELL..LOL.. That burning smell of the dust warming on those tubes is mmmmmmmm great. Also the radio cabinet letting off the musty smell of the homes they were in since new is from a begone era you can not replace.....Enjoy them as they were ment to be, since you resqued them from the scap yard..




Users browsing this thread: 4 Guest(s)
[-]
Recent Posts
Philco 46-420 Code 121 Reception issues
Welcome Eric, I agree with Bob and far as the two main electrolytic filter capacitors did you change them yourself or w...radiorich — 11:43 PM
Philco 46-420 Code 121 Reception issues
You mentioned the Philco manual and going through the check points...just to be sure we're on the same page here's the m...klondike98 — 08:13 PM
Philco 42-1008 conversion kit
Interesting. I haven't seen that before.klondike98 — 07:02 PM
12' Philco
Yes I had looked for it on the web as well some time back and could not find it. I was glad to see it turned up in Ron'...klondike98 — 06:59 PM
Shadow Meter Bulb
Now if you had a set with a tuning light then the bulb type is important to the circuit, some sets used those prior to t...Arran — 04:58 PM
Shadow Meter Bulb
Ok. Thanks for the correction.RossH — 03:09 PM
Model 28L
For 28 you will probably need to buy a Hammond 125CSE. Or any of the series of the power you need, with SE suffix. Then ...morzh — 02:09 PM
37-60 revision 6
I am restoring a Philco 37-60 and it shows run 6 they removed the ground from G3 of the 6K7G and put the G3 to -2.5v for...bobbyd1200 — 01:01 PM
Shadow Meter Bulb
Mike is correct on the bulb connection, two separate circuits. I found that by rotating the bulb and sliding it forward ...RodB — 12:19 PM
Hickok AC51 tube tester
Cleaned ann contacts, switches and sockets, works great now.martinj — 11:32 AM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently no members online.

>