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06-17-2015, 11:37 PM
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That's starting to look really good! Great job so far!!
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06-23-2015, 01:37 PM
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Finished stripping and applied a wash coat of shellac. Next up - grain filling.
 
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I picked up a modern 0.47pF surface mount caps, but I don't think I'll be able to use it. Just a little to small to solder by hand
 
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06-23-2015, 04:26 PM
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Have you tested the old one?
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06-23-2015, 05:13 PM
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I tried, but it's much too small a value to even register on any of my testers.
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06-23-2015, 05:19 PM
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Ah. I was just wondering about someone's previous suggestion that it might have been purposely ground down to achieve that value. It has a very regular carved-out look. It's hard to imagine how that could have happened by accident in the tight space inside a tuner . . . .
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06-23-2015, 05:46 PM
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Yes, and I am definitely leaning towards that theory. After all, there are no trimmers in the tuner so how else would they have aligned it ?
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07-09-2015, 01:51 PM
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Finished up with the Mohawk grain filler.
  Today free time and good weather finally coincided and I sprayed on toner lacquer. Three coats of Perfect Brown for the main body. Then masked off the bottom strip and four more coats to replicate the original look   The bottom got opaque pigment based Brown Mahogany toner.  
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Thanks. Here it is with the control panel installed.
 I'm having some luck preserving the decals. I used some Mohawk Blush retarded and blender flow out to reflow the old, crazed lacquer, then sprayed on some new gloss clear. I'll trying used some touchup markers in the areas where the old finish flaked off. Before  After 
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07-15-2015, 01:11 PM
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Looks fantastic Bob
Did you do fine sanding after the grain filler but before spraying lacquer? It looks like some rubbing out of lacquer was done by the clarity of that finish.
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07-15-2015, 03:26 PM
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After the grain filler sets up, I spray on some lacquer sanding sealer and sand with 320 or 400 grit.
Nope, no rubbing out yet. I still want to put on a couple more coats of lacquer and let sit a couple weeks. If it turns out smooth enough, I may very well skip rubbing out entirely.
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07-22-2015, 01:51 PM
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Amazing cabinet work Bob!!!
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Thanks! I couldn't get a smooth enough spray using a rattle can and ended up rubbing out the finish. First with 2F then 4F pumice followed by Behlen deluxing compound.
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08-07-2015, 11:30 AM
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I'm working on installing the safety glass but am having a little trouble. The old cushioning material is rock hard and flaking off. When it does, some of the pain comes with it
 I guess I'll try to stabilize it as best I can. 
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