[Boatanchors] Have you ever seen a worse radio?

[Carl]

I picked up a similar mess over 30 years ago at Nearfest for $50 that has 
helped many others to live. And Im glad I resisted the temptation to 
"rebuild" it.

Carl



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Robert Nickels" <ranickels at gmail.com>
To: <boatanchors at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Tuesday, January 12, 2021 1:32 PM
Subject: Re: [Boatanchors] Have you ever seen a worse radio?


> On 1/12/2021 11:28 AM, Joe Connor via Boatanchors wrote:
>> But seriously, I love tackling cosmetically challenged sets, but that one 
>> takes the cake.
>
> One thing is, I'd bet the front panel could be made to look like new. The 
> wrinkle pattern and lettering is chemically etched and/or engraved into 
> the steel so with care it should be possible to strip/sand/etch away that 
> nice layer of "patina" and then repaint and re-fill the lettering with 
> white and red paint. That's the biggest problem I had, as it's hard to 
> keep the fill out of the wrinkles.
>
> Looks like a full frame-off restoration for sure!
>
> 73, Bob W9RAN
>
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