11-17-2012, 07:41 PM
I cleaned the cabinet with GoJo and I was amazed at how well it worked. I applied it with bare hands and then wiped it off with some clean rags. I then used a damp towel and gave everything a quick wipe down. After that I let the cabinet dry for a couple of days. I then applied Howard's Restor-A-Finish (Walnut) over everything except the shoulders. For the shoulders I used Howard's Restor-A-Finish (Dark Walnut). Although the dark walnut looked darker I did not see a noticable difference once it was applied to the cabinet. I let the Howard's dry for a few weeks and then gave it a coat of paste wax. I was pretty impressed at how the scratches blended out. They are still there, but they don't stand out nearly as much as they did.
Here are some pictures of the cabinet as found:
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[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
Here is after the cleaning and Howard's:
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
The original bezel looks like it was sprayed with a gold lacquer. Then a mask was applied and black was sprayed along the inside of the area that surrounds the dial and along the outer edges. I did not realize that the entire bezel had been sprayed until I went to polish it. I polished the entire bezel then carefully masked things off so I could spray black paint along the inside that surrounds the bezel. I did not apply black anywhere else. Not 100% original looking but I'm happy with it. If I had it to do over again I would probably just clean it up with some GoJo and leave it as is. Here are some pictures before I polished it. You can see the areas that were originally black.
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
Too many photos so continued in next post...
Here are some pictures of the cabinet as found:
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
Here is after the cleaning and Howard's:
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
The original bezel looks like it was sprayed with a gold lacquer. Then a mask was applied and black was sprayed along the inside of the area that surrounds the dial and along the outer edges. I did not realize that the entire bezel had been sprayed until I went to polish it. I polished the entire bezel then carefully masked things off so I could spray black paint along the inside that surrounds the bezel. I did not apply black anywhere else. Not 100% original looking but I'm happy with it. If I had it to do over again I would probably just clean it up with some GoJo and leave it as is. Here are some pictures before I polished it. You can see the areas that were originally black.
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]
Too many photos so continued in next post...
