Rca 621TS

[Crist Rigott]

The labels are done!

[Crist Rigott]

I stripped the finish off the hatch, grille, and face plate yesterday. After cleaning them up and sanding them, I'll then filled the dents, etc with wood putty. Then I'll sand them smooth again.

The cabinet is under clamps and glue right now. That will be ready to strip tomorrow.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by Crist Rigott

I stripped the finish off the hatch, grille, and face plate yesterday. After cleaning them up and sanding them, I'll then filled the dents, etc with wood putty. Then I'll sand them smooth again.

The cabinet is under clamps and glue right now. That will be ready to strip tomorrow.

If I could offer some advice it would be not to make these parts and the trim black. I've seen these restored beautifully, but the very dark trim is too much of a contrast against the lighter finish. Mine is original, and I've seen a lot of these, and the color is actually a rich dark brown which looks so much better.

[Crist Rigott]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

If I could offer some advice it would be not to make these parts and the trim black. I've seen these restored beautifully, but the very dark trim is too much of a contrast against the lighter finish. Mine is original, and I've seen a lot of these, and the color is actually a rich dark brown which looks so much better.

I just stripped my cabinet. The edge trim was indeed black. While the mask, grill, and hatch are a solid dark brown.