Acquired a 1950 Philco 50-701

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by Sandy G

Kewl ! What did you use to polish the cabinet ? Looks LOVERLY... I have a 7" Bakelite Admiral, ugly dk brown Bakelite cabinet, washed in in the shower-Hey, it was Sat'day nite, after all- let 'er dry over night, then set to w/white polishing compound. Not too happy, it looked like Ass after I got done, but, I'd tried this B4... Next, I went over it w/Meguier's Carnauba wax once.. Much better. Then I did it again a second time, & THAT did the trick. Slick as could be. Didn't really "Shine" as much as it GLOWED.. That's been a good 10 years, & it STILL looks Wunderbar ! Used the TV cabinet polishers mounted on the ends of my arms to do it with-Maybe THAT'S what made mine look so Mah-vellous...(Grin) Still wish some outfit in China would run off a special run of 7JP4s for us....I Just have the one Admiral, but I could likely be coerced into squirrellin' away a spare or 2 just for Why Nots ?

Thank you. My procedure is Novus 3, 2, and then Maguires Plast-X for car headlights. If the bakelite is faded, you can't beat Kiwi polish. I also like to finish with a mist of Pledge polish and a fast wipe with cheese cloth. If I get streaks, I wipe the set down after with a damp clean towel and it evens it all out. The biggest trick is a lot of elbow-grease! You have to do a lot of hand buffing to get a nice shine.

[Kevin Kuehn]

Originally Posted by decojoe67

Thank you. My procedure is Novus 3, 2, and then Maguires Plast-X for car headlights. If the bakelite is faded, you can't beat Kiwi polish. I also like to finish with a mist of Pledge polish and a fast wipe with cheese cloth. If I get streaks, I wipe the set down after with a damp clean towel and it evens it all out. The biggest trick is a lot of elbow-grease! You have to do a lot of hand buffing to get a nice shine.

If needed, at what point do you apply the Kiwi? Before, in between, or after the 3 others?

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by Kevin Kuehn

If needed, at what point do you apply the Kiwi? Before, in between, or after the 3 others?

With the Kiwi polish you're adding color, so that should be the last step. I would apply and then wait a while until it's completely dry and then buff it out. You can also try the Kiwi buffing cream too which comes in brown, black, and neutral (cream-color). The stuff works amazing on Tolex too.