Welcome Guest! Be sure you know and follow the Phorum Rules before posting. Thank you and Enjoy! (January 12) x

Thread Closed
Thread Rating:
  • 0 Vote(s) - 0 Average
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5

Philco 116
#1

Can anyone tell me what color were used on the sides of the 116.
The finish is totaly off and some of the inlay on the front is coming off.
Any ideas on repair of the inlay would be helpful. I also have to repair three dime size holes on the side ugggg.
Bob. Icon_rolleyes
#2

For the early version, the sides are very dark brown, with the wood grain barely visible. As I remember I used Mohawk Perfect Brown on mine, which is a pigmented toner.

I had to fix the inlay too, and especially to remove the bondo (painted black) added by the previous owner. I think I used ebony veneer from one of those Constantine sample kits. I remember it was a job finding matching grain.
#3

Hi Alan; Thanks for the reply. The sides are a vary dark brown, what is left but the inlay is also a very dark brown. ? Could I use a wood filler with the dark brown or would it look to gaudy. I am not a wood specialist by no means.




Users browsing this thread:
[-]
Recent Posts
Philco Battery-WWII vintage
My younger sister went to SUNY Plattsburg NY, (BS, MS, RN) in the late 1970sabout 10 min from the Northern NY / Canada b...MrFixr55 — 07:59 AM
Philco Battery-WWII vintage
Hello Bob, What Amazing find! Sincerely Richardradiorich — 10:19 PM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Hi Murf, Do this: Monitor between ground and one plate of the rectifier while playing the radio.  Do the same with ...MrFixr55 — 09:51 PM
Philco Battery-WWII vintage
Mike; I take it that Soviet cars did not come equipped with block heaters, hence the hot oil change? Where I lived in...Arran — 08:42 PM
Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair
The more the better. (Within reasonable limits.) 2-5 times more is no problem in this case.Vlad95 — 03:50 PM
Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair
Thanks, RodB and Vlad95, I was mainly trying to figure out this capacitor to locate a replacement, Vlad thank you for...osanders0311 — 03:44 PM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Would an output transformer if weak, cause the problems I am seeing with lower B+ voltage? murfmurf — 01:22 PM
Testing a speaker and output transformer Trutone A2-G
Hello murf! I merged the threads. Please do not start new threads regarding the same radio. Take care, - GaryGarySP — 10:21 PM
Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair
Regarding picture 5 on page 1 of this thread this capacitor is #40 on scematics diagram - 4mF+4mF. Black wire is "-...Vlad95 — 09:01 PM
Philco 42-345 Restoration/Repair
That's a dual 4 MFD, red and green are both 4mfd and black is common negative. You should be able to see them in the pow...RodB — 08:58 PM

[-]
Who's Online
There are currently 321 online users. [Complete List]
» 1 Member(s) | 320 Guest(s)
Avatar

>