07-12-2014, 06:24 PM
A while back I started on a 39-25 and posted some in the electronics section but got sidetracked into working on the cabinet. I wasn't sure if this one was going to clean up. Here is the as received photo:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o44n153dotu9we....jpg?raw=1]
Grungy dial cover:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q98egefokc81ad....jpg?raw=1]
Chassis and dial cover removed:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d161yrujqydvsx....jpg?raw=1]
The corner got banged up with a loss of glue block and veneer:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vad7qknxxcnsgj....jpg?raw=1]
The cabinet actually cleaned up pretty well with some Citristrip:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ia39bw59w483wd....jpg?raw=1]
The dial cover also cleaned up with some scrubbing but that takes it down to the brass instead of the original gold/brass paint. Thanks to Bob Andersen's youtube video I knew what to do:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6lrbhvft7wqpyz....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zs4gzs6la1aohd....jpg?raw=1]
This was my second attempt at veneer repair and it seemed to come out reasonably well. The glue block fix was pretty straight forward:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mazr03s1q8n4y....jpg?raw=1][Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zajxuv0rokt95m....jpg?raw=1]
There was a black water stain on the top of the cabinet...probably somebody's plant stand in the past
but it cleared up with an oxalic acid treatment:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cn084utq364g88....jpg?raw=1][Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/51ey00zsl7q85i....jpg?raw=1]
After toner and the first coat of clear its beginning to look much better:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qe0t74akgx1yq0....jpg?raw=1]
I'll post a final photo when the chassis is finished and the final lacquer rub out is done.
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/o44n153dotu9we....jpg?raw=1]
Grungy dial cover:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/q98egefokc81ad....jpg?raw=1]
Chassis and dial cover removed:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/d161yrujqydvsx....jpg?raw=1]
The corner got banged up with a loss of glue block and veneer:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/vad7qknxxcnsgj....jpg?raw=1]
The cabinet actually cleaned up pretty well with some Citristrip:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/ia39bw59w483wd....jpg?raw=1]
The dial cover also cleaned up with some scrubbing but that takes it down to the brass instead of the original gold/brass paint. Thanks to Bob Andersen's youtube video I knew what to do:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/6lrbhvft7wqpyz....jpg?raw=1]
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zs4gzs6la1aohd....jpg?raw=1]
This was my second attempt at veneer repair and it seemed to come out reasonably well. The glue block fix was pretty straight forward:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1mazr03s1q8n4y....jpg?raw=1][Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/zajxuv0rokt95m....jpg?raw=1]
There was a black water stain on the top of the cabinet...probably somebody's plant stand in the past
but it cleared up with an oxalic acid treatment:[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/cn084utq364g88....jpg?raw=1][Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/51ey00zsl7q85i....jpg?raw=1]
After toner and the first coat of clear its beginning to look much better:
[Image: https://www.dropbox.com/s/qe0t74akgx1yq0....jpg?raw=1]
I'll post a final photo when the chassis is finished and the final lacquer rub out is done.
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