08-19-2017, 10:49 AM
Back to working on this Emerson 250AW. I've toned the cabinet and started the gloss lacquer coatings. Will have pics of that when I've finished it and put it all back together.
When I was at Kutztown last May I came across a restored 250AW set by a fellow in the other pavillion. I took his card but have managed to lose it and for the life of me can't remember his name. His restorations were absolutely beautiful but the 250AW caught my eye since I was also working on one. Here's a pic of his radio (not mine) which he gave me permission to photograph. I'm sure Ron knows this fellow as he's been a regular at KTown.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmn6av8wt5lw0w....jpg?raw=1]
What really caught my eye in addition to the nice finish was the treatment of the brass plates. He painted them black and then took the paint off the raised lettering to give the really sharp looking brass on black look. I thought I'd give that treatment a try and was pleasantly surprised by the first attempt. First pic shows the brass plate painted black and the strip of 320 grit sandpaper on the pencil that I used to tease the paint off the raised lettering. Its a slow process but not overly difficult. Its easy to sand off paint around the edges of the plate if not careful, but a small brush and touch up took care of that without having to start over. When finished taking the paint off I just hit it with clear lacquer. That took care of protecting everything and adding gloss to the portions of the black paint that had gotten scuffed up. The other two plates are in progress.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1qq3t158zcoiqg....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ybny5sr4fwebe....jpg?raw=1]
When I was at Kutztown last May I came across a restored 250AW set by a fellow in the other pavillion. I took his card but have managed to lose it and for the life of me can't remember his name. His restorations were absolutely beautiful but the 250AW caught my eye since I was also working on one. Here's a pic of his radio (not mine) which he gave me permission to photograph. I'm sure Ron knows this fellow as he's been a regular at KTown.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/hmn6av8wt5lw0w....jpg?raw=1]
What really caught my eye in addition to the nice finish was the treatment of the brass plates. He painted them black and then took the paint off the raised lettering to give the really sharp looking brass on black look. I thought I'd give that treatment a try and was pleasantly surprised by the first attempt. First pic shows the brass plate painted black and the strip of 320 grit sandpaper on the pencil that I used to tease the paint off the raised lettering. Its a slow process but not overly difficult. Its easy to sand off paint around the edges of the plate if not careful, but a small brush and touch up took care of that without having to start over. When finished taking the paint off I just hit it with clear lacquer. That took care of protecting everything and adding gloss to the portions of the black paint that had gotten scuffed up. The other two plates are in progress.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1qq3t158zcoiqg....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/2ybny5sr4fwebe....jpg?raw=1]
