Sometimes you just get lucky and you find an old beauty on Ebay that looks a little cruddy but basically seems sound.

So you buy it and cross your fingers.

In this case the finger crossing seemed to be all I needed and a handful of GoJo.

I don't have a 'before" shot so you'll have to take my word that it was gummy and grungy.

But after a few coats of Gojo I wiped it down with mineral spirits and dried it off. After it dried it seemed a bit flat.

So I saw an old can of Scott's Liquid Gold I had laying around here for 20 years I think...lol

So I applied some very liberally and let it soak in well for a few days.

I then wiped it with a dry cloth and gave it a nice coat of Butcher's paste wax.

That's it.... nothing else.

Then I recapped the dusty-musty old metal chassis and gave it my typical kitchen sink washing.... then a quick spray of acrylic lacquer after it was dry.

So sometimes you just get lucky and you can come up with a very attractive old beauty without having to do a full blown cabinet refinish job.

I got lucky here.... Nothing super stunning... but certainly a keeper:

:Sometimes you just get lucky and you find an old beauty on Ebay that looks a little cruddy but basically seems sound.
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:So you buy it and cross your fingers.
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:In this case the finger crossing seemed to be all I needed and a handful of GoJo.
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:I don't have a 'before" shot so you'll have to take my word that it was gummy and grungy.
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:But after a few coats of Gojo I wiped it down with mineral spirits and dried it off. After it dried it seemed a bit flat.
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:So I saw an old can of Scott's Liquid Gold I had laying around here for 20 years I think...lol
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:So I applied some very liberally and let it soak in well for a few days.
:
:I then wiped it with a dry cloth and gave it a nice coat of Butcher's paste wax.
:
:That's it.... nothing else.
:
:Then I recapped the dusty-musty old metal chassis and gave it my typical kitchen sink washing.... then a quick spray of acrylic lacquer after it was dry.
:
:So sometimes you just get lucky and you can come up with a very attractive old beauty without having to do a full blown cabinet refinish job.
:
:I got lucky here.... Nothing super stunning... but certainly a keeper:
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I'll say that's a keeper! Very Nice work Peter.
Johnnysan-

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:I'll say that's a keeper! Very Nice work Peter.
:Johnnysan-
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Thanks Johnnysan:

Wouldn't it be nice if a little hand cleaner and wax would restore us old timers too?

I was born when this radio was being made.... and It looks and runs better than I do...lol