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Advice needed for Philco 116 refinish
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It took half a can, maybe less, to do mine. (And I still haven't done anything my my chassis either).

As found (a gift from a co-worker) it had some problems:

[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/d/12278...6CABNT.JPG]

Aside from the nice red varnish, and the painted-over-bondo inlay strips, the previous restorer had stapled the grill cloth into the cabinet but forgot to check the length of the staples:

[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/d/12277...6DAMAG.JPG]

I imagine he was pretty pissed, and just abandoned the project.

This is how it looks now:

[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/d/12277...esized.jpg]

It will never be perfect but it was fun trying.


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Advice needed for Philco 116 refinish - by don'tdomelikethat - 08-29-2010, 12:54 PM
Re: Advice needed for Philco 116 refinish - by don'tdomelikethat - 09-03-2010, 04:58 AM
Re: Advice needed for Philco 116 refinish - by Alan Douglas - 09-12-2010, 09:11 AM



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