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March 16th 08, 09:15 PM
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RCA 9X571 re-envisioned
RF wrote:
Unrevealed Source wrote: From another angle "Unrevealed Source" wrote in message ... This is an RCA 9X571. This first picture is not my radio - I swiped the photo from an eBay listing, just so everyone knows what they look like. (I forgot to take pictures when I first got mine). I'm sure almost all of you have seen these. I bought one a while back and started to clean the cabinet. Much to my surprise and chagrin, the faux woodgrain on the front started to smear, and I had no choice but to take it all off. It's just paint - and water soluble paint at that. I ended up with a clean, plain bakelite cabinet - no woodgrain. What to do? Would I be able to reproduce that woodgrain accurately? What were my alternatives? I tried a number of approaches and it took a few attempts, but the next four pictures show the end result. You'll see that I stayed "on theme", but it's definitely a one-of-a-kind. This was a fun little experiment. Your comments and criticisms are welcome. Keff Looks great. So, the big question, howdja do it? Very nice, give us the process. Ken |
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