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Stewart Warner R-1262 (cabinet refinish)
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01-01-2016, 10:04 AM
I love the style of this very uncommon SW tombstone radio. I had restored a cabinet for customer of the same model and really liked it so I made it a point to find one for my self and I did . The cabinet came out real nice considering  how messed it up was, toned it to as close to factory as possibly. Now I am working on chassis , it also was a mess and will take quite a bit of work to get it back to a decent condition Icon_wave


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01-01-2016, 10:13 AM
Few more pictures of this gem during refinishing  Icon_eek


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01-01-2016, 11:16 AM
Those are nice radios.

Are you going to buff it out?
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01-01-2016, 11:23 AM
More Pictures, the gloss level will go down some because of fresh clear hasn't cured out , and along with the smoothness will also increase when fully cured. Icon_wtf


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01-01-2016, 10:04 PM
Very nice Fred.
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01-02-2016, 08:58 AM
Thanks Crist, clear has dry good now and I went ahead and installed the new grill cloth from Kennys and reinstalled escuteon. The hard part for me now is getting the chassis up and running and looking good.


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01-02-2016, 10:07 AM
It's a beautiful piece.
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