Philco PT-69 (Done), 38-62 (Done) & 41-22CL Resto Chronicles
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Thanks guys,
I am happy to see that people like the restorations. Pointing out issues is always welcome too. I made the molds today for the new dial covers and made one for the clock and one for the dial. There was about an 1/8 of an inch size difference so I had to make 2 instead of one.
Here are the new covers:
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I had amazing weather today and after all my work and stuff I finished my Philco 38-62.
I waxed the heck out of it with Johnsons Paste wax and buffed her out. Put the chassis and speaker back in and cleaned the bakelite knobs with soap and water. Then gave them a shine with Brasso.
Here she is:
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Well after 2 weeks of searching and talking and learning I have just about perfected my method for restoring cabinets.
I took out my 41-22CL and got working this morning. decals, about 4 coats of clear and then 400,800,1000,1500,2000 sanding. Last was the 5 coats of Johnsons wax.
Here she is all finished:
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Very nice Kirk, it looks beautiful.
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Excellent work! Great job!
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I am tired of saying "great job Kirk" so I will say it this time, and then please apply it accordingly to all future jobs.
Great job, Kirk!
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Be original Michael!
Im gonna take down my other radios and redo the cabinets this way since I finally found a harder but finer way to do it.
I am done with the constant posting in the cabinet forums for my restorations. I think you all get the gist of my restorations. Im done hogging the boards. Its your turn guys and gals!
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Kirk, so your new method is 400,800,1000,1500,2000 sanding followed by paste wax? Are you doing this sanding between coats or only after the final? And how many coats are you applying?
I think you should consider doing a cabinet with step-by-step instructions and pictures.
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Yes. And all ingredients listed.
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I think I have run out of radios that need a full resto. I have a fairbanks morse and the "what did I get myself into" radio. I am hopefully going to win the auction tonight for the philco clock radio. If I do I will use it for the step by step.
Do you guys want a full resto of a ratty cabinet? ie.veneer patches, cabinet splitting, lots of gluing kind of thing or just a simple strip and refinish?
I may have to get another radio since I finished the ratty ones. I have the lamp clock radio, that I am doing the new photo finish on, the 37-60 that I am getting the faux finish for,.... There is a bullet for sale i could buy and it does have a hole in the veneer and need a full cabinet resto.
let me know what you guys want to see.
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I'd love to see how you do veneer repairs.
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That's pretty close to what I am doing. After the last clear coat I use 320 to get any imperfections out , then go to 400 for a smoother finish and end up using 600, then 1000, 1500 and finally 2000 grit. I haven't waxed it yet but am planning on using the Johnsons Paste Wax also... I think that is the normal procedure for finishing . Sounds good.
I would be interested in seeing how you do veneer patches.
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I actually took 3 hours and made a post last night but I ended up deleting it because it was a bit confusing. I have a radio here that I am going to need to do veneer on but have to get some other radios done before hand.
When I get some work done I will do a detailed step by step tutorial on this subject.
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