RCA 9X571 re-envisioned
Front view
"Unrevealed Source" wrote in message
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This is an RCA 9X571. This first picture is not my radio - I swiped the
photo from an eBay listing, just so everyone knows what they look like.
(I
forgot to take pictures when I first got mine). I'm sure almost all of
you
have seen these.
I bought one a while back and started to clean the cabinet. Much to my
surprise and chagrin, the faux woodgrain on the front started to smear,
and
I had no choice but to take it all off. It's just paint - and water
soluble
paint at that. I ended up with a clean, plain bakelite cabinet - no
woodgrain.
What to do? Would I be able to reproduce that woodgrain accurately?
What
were my alternatives? I tried a number of approaches and it took a few
attempts, but the next four pictures show the end result. You'll see that
I
stayed "on theme", but it's definitely a one-of-a-kind. This was a fun
little experiment. Your comments and criticisms are welcome.
Keff
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