[37silverstreak]

My latest project is this 40-190 I picked up a few weeks ago.
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As you can see it was in pretty tough shape. It spent a good part of its life in a barn or garage and was filthy and the cabinet had a lot of scrapes and dings on it. I've spent a lot of free time on it and have just finished the cabinet. I know it's not the correct "look" it originally would have, had but the non veneered parts of the cabinet had to have a lot of filling work to cover scratches and dents in the wood. there was also discoloration from where the finish had worn off and stains had penetrated. As much as I tried I could not get those areas to blend together so I tried using Van Dyke Brown laquer on the non veneer portions. Well it covered up the defects but got a lot darker than I thought it would! At first I felt pretty sick about it, but I was not going to go through all the trouble of stripping it off and trying again, so i kept going. Now after spending some time looking at it, I'm really starting to like the overall look of it, so i'm calling this one my "Hot Rod"!
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I also ended up a non original style grille cloth as the pattern I needed is not available, so I ordered the Philco Chevron pattern, which I think adds a lot to the deco theme of this cabinet.
Okay, it's not authentic, but it's a heck of a lot better looking than when I started and it's nothing that can't be undone in the future! Now! On to that chassis!
Kevin