"Tom Adkins" wrote in message
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Tom Adkins wrote:
I'm finally getting to the cabinet of my RCA C15-3.
There was damage to the top that I thought was from water. The veneer on
the left side(viewed from the front) was gone and the surrounding veneer
was lifting. The crossbanding was also lifting in the left front corner.
I stripped the veneer and cut out the ragged crossbanding. It appears
that someone had sat a lead-acid battery on that corner of the radio at
one time. The stains on the base wood bear his out. I've since stripped
the crossbanding off the entire top, so the top is only the base wood,
~2" wide strips of ~1" board bonded together.
The contamination has gotten into the base wood on the entire left side,
and left the wood "soft". I can dig it out with a fingernail. This repair
is quickly getting beyond my expertise. Thoughts?

Anywhere you see brown, the wood is soft and contaminated. There's no
chance it would adhere veneer.

Tom,
I haven't seen the previous posts of this thread, so I hope this is
relevant. A good paint store will carry wood restoration materials such as
the Minwax products I've used. There's a liquid which hardens remaining
fibers (epoxy based?) and a product much like Bondo to fill holes. It works
easily and dries hard. I've used it on dry-rotted exterior window trim and
it does hold up. It would make an excellent repair under veneer.

Dave Burson