I ran across the Preval unit spraying waterbase clear on a Fender type neck and it worked pretty good for me but I wasn't sure how oil base or lacquer would affect it.I'd seen the French Polish on tables and such but wasn't aware it was used on guitars,don't violins use shellac?Maybe it's related to that.I've never used lacquer on wood before but I have 2 projects that I want to try it on,a Gibson solid body and the top of a AK#85 I think it is,so for the past few years(I'm real slow getting to things)I've been trying to learn as much as I can before I tackle these.

I don't have alot of radios,maybe 5-10,and I've only redone 2 of those.Those were tabletop types of low value but I thought they turned out pretty good.I stripped both and just removed the clear finish only so not to disturb the patina using a white scrubby pad and used the Watco Danish Oil Stain,Dark and Black Walnut,and used the Watco clear satin wax on one and dark paste wax on the other which had a tight grain,I believe the wood was walnut on that one.

I usually use oderless paint thinner to clean old cabinets because I might redo them later and I'm not sure what is in pledge and stuff like that.I haven't tried salad dressing but I tried katchup to polish brass.It was ok I guess but I thought brass cleaner worked better.I would be afraid that eggs used in salad dressing might spoil would be my main reason I guess.

I got a air compressor a couple of years ago,I use it at work alot,and wondered,what would be a good spray gun for small projects?

:You can still buy Preval sprayers Charlie. I usually keep one or two around for small projects, or when I am too lazy to drag the spray rig out.
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:The beginner trick with plate glass sounds like a good one. I haven’t heard of that one before. It sure would make it easy to wash off and try again.
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:About guitars. Both of mine are finished with lacquer. They are about 35 years old now, and I wouldn’t ask for anything better. I haven’t kept track of modern guitars, so have no idea of what is considered best nowadays. However, a few guitarists with fine old guitars claim they prefer the sound of French Polished shellac. I wouldn’t know that either, because my old ear probably couldn’t hear the difference.
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:I don’t especially care to use Pledge for protection either, nor do I recommend it to anyone, but for me, it does have its advantages. For instance, after I finish building or restoring a radio, it usually just sits on the shelf gathering dust. Therefore I do not mind when the housekeeper uses it while dusting. Pledge is not the best wax protection, but its better than nothing, which would be the case if everything was left entirely up to me. At least it does not build up over time.
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:Now I am a curious kind of fellow. That is why I tried Miracle Whip on one small part of an old clunker radio cabinet. So being the curious type, I’d like to ask you a question. What kind of a problems did you have when you put salad dressing on your old dried out radio cabinet? For that matter, what kind of problems did you have when you cleaned out the inside of your filthy old radio cabinet with Pledge?
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