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Restoring 38-4 finish
lmossey
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01-15-2011, 02:52 PM
I have had a Philco Model 38-4 for 33 years. It used to work fine but hasn't in some years now. I've finally decided to fix and restore it but I am a complete novice. Specifically I'm concerned with the finish which is generally okay except for some bleached areas as in the attached photo. Can someone recommend how I might go about fixing these spots and generally restoring the original finish?

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Restoring 38-4 finish - by lmossey - 01-15-2011, 02:52 PM
Re: Restoring 38-4 finish - by 7estatdef - 01-16-2011, 04:30 PM
Re: Restoring 38-4 finish - by lmossey - 01-16-2011, 08:01 PM
Re: Restoring 38-4 finish - by lmossey - 01-31-2011, 09:52 AM
Re: Restoring 38-4 finish - by Ron Ramirez - 01-31-2011, 11:03 AM
Re: Restoring 38-4 finish - by gary rabbitt - 02-07-2011, 03:12 AM



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