[Ron Ramirez]

Twenty days ago...when last I reported on this cabinet...I had wet sanded and applied the final two coats of lacquer.

I decided against doing anything to the small run on top as it was practically not noticeable.

My next move was to make a backing board for the grille cloth.

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I used an old 37-610 early version backing board as a template, but before I cut the holes, I placed the new one behind the grille of the cabinet and then traced the outline of the cutouts so they would match the grille.

Then I cut out the holes...

and was left with this:

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This is backing board for picture frames, which is dull black on one side but white on the other, so the white side had to be painted black. I used Krylon Satin Black.

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After the application of two coats of paint, I let it dry. While the paint was drying, I went into my extremely limited supply of grille cloth from Radio Grille Cloth Headquarters and cut out a piece of Philco "Ribbed" cloth, enough to cover the new board. I tried my best to iron out the crease, but could not get it 100% ironed out, so I let it go as "good enough".

Then, I sprayed some Super 77 on the newly painted surface of the backing board, let it sit for about 15 minutes, and then applied the cloth to the board. It turned out well. Sorry, no photo.

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