08-01-2013, 09:52 PM
Thanks, Joe.
I've progressed a bit further, leaving the chassis until last to avoid rushing the rest and making mistakes.
Most of the black paint came off the back by leaving it out in the damp shed to soften, then carefully rubbing the edges with an old credit card to remove the paint.
The back was then placed under a heavy weight while still damp to flatten it and allowed to dry for a couple of days. The back had started to 'laminate' at the edges like an old roof slate so I rubbed some 'French Polish' (diluted 50/50 with methylated spirits) into the edges to strengthen it. I also did the same to the back panel to prevent pfurther damage to the cable, panel fixing and ventiliation holes.
The knobs were stripped of black paint by soaking in warm methylated spirits for an hour and rubbing with a finger while still wet. The knurled edges cleaned out easily with a wooden cocktail stick.
The case was stripped using 'Nitromors' and another coat of white paint was found under the top layer of black. The white paint was then similarly removed to reveal the original brown bakelite and an ivory front panel. The paint stripper would not effectively removed the paint from the front panel so I think this must be original.
Question please,
Could this radio have originally been sold as a brown bakelite model with an ivory coloured fron panel with matching knobs? I think it looks quite attractive and might respray it as such, assuming I can mask off the rest of the awkwardly-shaped case.
I've progressed a bit further, leaving the chassis until last to avoid rushing the rest and making mistakes.
Most of the black paint came off the back by leaving it out in the damp shed to soften, then carefully rubbing the edges with an old credit card to remove the paint.
The back was then placed under a heavy weight while still damp to flatten it and allowed to dry for a couple of days. The back had started to 'laminate' at the edges like an old roof slate so I rubbed some 'French Polish' (diluted 50/50 with methylated spirits) into the edges to strengthen it. I also did the same to the back panel to prevent pfurther damage to the cable, panel fixing and ventiliation holes.
The knobs were stripped of black paint by soaking in warm methylated spirits for an hour and rubbing with a finger while still wet. The knurled edges cleaned out easily with a wooden cocktail stick.
The case was stripped using 'Nitromors' and another coat of white paint was found under the top layer of black. The white paint was then similarly removed to reveal the original brown bakelite and an ivory front panel. The paint stripper would not effectively removed the paint from the front panel so I think this must be original.
Question please,
Could this radio have originally been sold as a brown bakelite model with an ivory coloured fron panel with matching knobs? I think it looks quite attractive and might respray it as such, assuming I can mask off the rest of the awkwardly-shaped case.
