My 4th refinish - 1934 Westinghouse

[decojoe67]

This 1934 Westinghouse WR-22 is my 4th refinishing job and the first using toner spray. Because I didn't strip the cabinet down I had to be a bit heavy-handed with the Mohawk "perfect brown" toner spray to even-out old tone variations. The product is now a must with refinishes for me. This set is from the first year that tombstone radios fully took over on upper and middle level sets. The cathedrals were demoted for the cheapie sets. It's a simple design with white insert stripes, 2 front bead strips, and an odd tuning mechanism. If you touch the unique square tuning knob, you'll feel that it's loose and wobbly. If you press down and turn, it engages. I dislike the awkward feel of it. In the days it probably worked more smoothly. This was set an old worn out set that was fun to brush-up my refinishing skills on. The 5-tube chassis plays quite well.

[mr_rye89]

That looks great! I'm needing to grab some "perfect brown" or the Belhen equivalent for my '36 Philco. It needs major veneer work though. The nice thing about these sets with nitrocellulose lacquer is you can get away with thinning it and adding on another coat to get the tone you want.

[decojoe67]

Originally Posted by mr_rye89

That looks great! I'm needing to grab some "perfect brown" or the Belhen equivalent for my '36 Philco. It needs major veneer work though. The nice thing about these sets with nitrocellulose lacquer is you can get away with thinning it and adding on another coat to get the tone you want.

Thanks. I saw a radio resto YT vid and it was urged to get the Mohawk "perfect brown" for walnut finishes. I have to agree after using it. Another vid mentioned to put down shellac first, sand, and then apply the toning to that. it seemed to work great and supposedly shellac will cover over anything.