12-24-2010, 10:11 AM
I have recently restored a friends 40-180 who obtained it from his late grandfather.
The cabinet was in very good shape so I just took some 0000 steel wool to it and treated it with Howards "restor a finish" and "Feed n wax". Both are excellent products (thanks to the Philco Phorum for the recommendation) and are very easy to apply.
I was going to let the metal bezel go untouched but it didn't look good after treating the cabinet. I sanded down the bezel and painted it with Rust-oleum Aged Brass paint #254452 which I feel looks respectable.
I have also posted in the Electronics Restoration about the recapping to the electronics.
Attached are some before and after photos:
[Image: http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4104/img0064zz.jpg]
[Image: http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8436/img0172m.jpg]
[Image: http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8904/img0173hv.jpg]
The cabinet was in very good shape so I just took some 0000 steel wool to it and treated it with Howards "restor a finish" and "Feed n wax". Both are excellent products (thanks to the Philco Phorum for the recommendation) and are very easy to apply.
I was going to let the metal bezel go untouched but it didn't look good after treating the cabinet. I sanded down the bezel and painted it with Rust-oleum Aged Brass paint #254452 which I feel looks respectable.
I have also posted in the Electronics Restoration about the recapping to the electronics.
Attached are some before and after photos:
[Image: http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4104/img0064zz.jpg]
[Image: http://img375.imageshack.us/img375/8436/img0172m.jpg]
[Image: http://img146.imageshack.us/img146/8904/img0173hv.jpg]
