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My first set: Philco 40-180
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I would add one more option, after cleaning well and an addition of a color restore product of your choice if your not happy I would do a spray of shellac to bind things down and a light sanding or steel wool. Perhaps another coat and repeat until things are leveled out. Then on to some lacquer. I hate to strip and loose the natural color of the toners used and keep the proper color. Stripping is my last choice. Shellac is a very nice product to produce a binding of surface and cover over for a surface that will take the lacquer nicely without reacting to anything you used to cover those little scratches.
Just my opinion for another option.
Jerry

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My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2013, 04:03 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by codefox1 - 08-22-2013, 06:19 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Jamie - 08-22-2013, 07:25 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2013, 09:13 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-22-2013, 09:36 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Arran - 08-23-2013, 12:22 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-23-2013, 10:10 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-23-2013, 05:26 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Jamie - 08-23-2013, 07:18 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by jerryhawthorne - 08-23-2013, 07:39 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-23-2013, 09:49 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-24-2013, 05:55 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-24-2013, 07:56 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by codefox1 - 08-25-2013, 04:03 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-25-2013, 08:59 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 01:56 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 07:09 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-26-2013, 07:34 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by Jamie - 08-26-2013, 08:12 PM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-27-2013, 09:58 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 08-29-2013, 11:24 AM
RE: My first set: Philco 40-180 - by EricS - 09-03-2013, 04:41 PM



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