Admiral 24C16 restoration

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Alrighty then - you asked for it

Cabinet refinishing take two.

I finished stripping off the cracked lacquer and filled the grain with shellac again.
I'm going to use some Mohawk toner this time.


Here's a couple coats of toner. I used it sparingly, but it's pretty dark stuff.


Here it is after three coats of clear gloss. It's a tad darker than I'd intended, but no cracks


I also took care of the metal back cover.


I used Naval Jelly to remove the rust, rinsed it off well, dried it immediately with a blow drier and applied two coats of clear lacquer.
You really don't want to leave raw steel exposed to air for long after using a rust remover or else a film of corrosion will return.


Now for the rest of the cabinet. Once that's done, I'm going to try rubbing out that lacquer with some pumice and rottenstone.