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Philco 80jr, Calling it done!
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First radio restoration in years.
Over 45 years ago went to the dump with a neighbor, saw a Philco cathedral radio sitting there on a pile of old electronics parts, took it home and with the help of my uncle who worked on radios in the 30's/ 40's, got it up and running.
Recently saw this model 80jr radio on craigslist and thought it would be fun to get back into this hobby, didnt realize what I was getting into LOL!

For this cabinet I used the following Mohawk lacquers:
Heavy Body Sanding Sealer M102-0491
Ultra Classic Toner Medium Brown Walnut M100-0207 for the main cabinet
Ultra Classic Toner Light Walnut/ Colonial Maple M100-0352 for the face inner section
Tamiya Spray Black #TS-14 for the line between the light and medium walnut on the front face.
Tone Finish Clear Semi-Gloss M102-0419 for the final clear finish.

I had read on this forum to use the Ultra Classic Toner Perfect Brown for the main cabinet and Medium Brown Walnut M100-0207 for the front face light section, but I found this was too dark for the front light section. So I sanded it off, and used Ultra Classic Toner Light Walnut/ Colonial Maple M100-0352 for the face inner section, but left the sides that meet the grill cloth Medium Brown Walnut, makes for a nice 3d effect that maches the main cabinet color of Medium Brown Walnut.

   
   

Lewis


Messages In This Thread
Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by Lewiss - 11-03-2018, 02:32 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by LarryFS - 11-03-2018, 03:34 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by klondike98 - 11-03-2018, 03:46 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by rfeenstra - 11-03-2018, 05:09 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by klondike98 - 11-03-2018, 06:14 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by Phlogiston - 11-03-2018, 06:20 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by Lewiss - 11-03-2018, 06:50 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by Phlogiston - 11-03-2018, 07:16 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by rfeenstra - 11-03-2018, 07:18 PM
RE: Philco 80jr, Calling it done! - by SteveG - 11-03-2018, 10:36 PM



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