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Philco 41-kr restoration
#46

I could not take the top so I ripped it off. It did not come off whole so it will need to be glued up but at least it will be solid when I am done and I can fill it properly.


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#47

i think would have looked good stained
#48

Original! Must be original...

Cant stain it now anyway... Icon_rolleyes

Kirk

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#49

I say paint it white as it should be.
This said, I'd never buy a radio like this.
I cannot stand white paint on furniture.

I bought this house with white painted kitchen cabinets. First thing I did was replacing them with cherrywood ones.
#50

I could actually stain this radio since the repair came out very good. You can hardly notice it now that I have sanded off all the glue and filler residue.
The pic is of it before i sanded off the excess filler.

Of course I will still paint it even though the wood is beautiful. It will have to match the Philco refrigerator I buy later in life.

Oh now I dont know!!! Tone or paint?

Thanks Sam Icon_evil


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#51

its a philco so you know what will happen if you stain it Icon_problem
here let me help OOHH captain ron Icon_twisted
#52

Icon_lolIcon_lolIcon_lol

I got yelled at already this week by Capt. Ron.

Quote:
" Kirk, you ruined it" Icon_redface

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#53

Ask questions first, sho...stain later. (or paste decals)
#54

Took the cabinet outside today and added the appliance epoxy. Looks like a new Fridge. Tomorrow I will put her back together and wait for my fridge to come to me Icon_lol


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#55

Finished today...


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#56

Looks great Kirk, you can see now why I painted mine an antique white/ivory as to better match the aging of the knobs and dial pointers.
#57

tone tone tone Icon_twisted
#58

Yeah I see what you mean Todd. I thought about it but maybe ill soak the knobs in bleach for a week or so.

No toner for you Sammy boy.... Icon_thumbdown

now she sits on my finished shelf to cure while waiting for a place in the library

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#59

Kirk, I'm not sure about that model but the 42kr has a silver rectangle decal with black letters that is more of a sticker than a decal. To make one I painted a piece of printer paper with silver paint then I found the right font and printed it with my computer, I ran it through a few times so the letters would be bold and deep black, then I cut it to size and used spray adhesive to apply it.




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