I use the Testors gold model paint to touch up lines on Edison Cylinders and have used it in combination with water colors and a final coat of shellac to restore damaged Edison banners.
Ron L -----Original Message----- From: Phono-L [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Rich via Phono-L Sent: Sunday, January 13, 2019 7:56 PM To: phono-l@oldcrank.org Cc: Rich Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Credenza X and VE8-12X coming along! Testors Airplane Dope is a liquid and not airplane glue. It is basically a lacquer and it dries rock hard and also shrinks so no brush marks and ripples. Testors also supplies a thinner for it. On 1/13/19 6:47 PM, Robert Wright via Phono-L wrote: > What would you use to thin airplane glue? Any normal paint thinner? > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > *From:* Phono-L <phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org> on behalf of Rich via > Phono-L <phono-l@oldcrank.org> > *Sent:* Sunday, January 13, 2019 5:51:58 PM > *To:* phono-l@oldcrank.org > *Cc:* Rich > *Subject:* Re: [Phono-L] Credenza X and VE8-12X coming along! > No, that is cabinet finish. Gold plating was usually coated with thinned > cellulose lacquer. Fingernail polish also contains oil so it is a bit > soft and true cellulose lacquer is rather tough to come by bet bet is > Testors thinned clear airplane dope from you local hobby shop. > > On 1/13/19 2:44 PM, Ron L'Herault via Phono-L wrote: >> And that would have been applied to metal finished parts? >> >> Ron L >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Phono-L [mailto:phono-l-boun...@oldcrank.org] On Behalf Of Rich via >> Phono-L >> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2019 6:39 PM >> To: phono-l@oldcrank.org >> Cc: Rich >> Subject: Re: [Phono-L] Credenza X and VE8-12X coming along! >> >> I previously answered your finish question in an earlier post. >> >> The closest thing to what was used OEM is Behlen Violin Varnish, can be >> difficult to find but it works well. The base coats were plain shellac >> followed by a top coat of the Violin Varnish. >> >> The term VARNISH does not describe a specific product or finishing >> technique. It is used as a generic term to describe a finishing material >> that contains some type of oil. In many cases it will be a non-drying >> type of finish that has a elastic like consistency. >> >> --Rich >> >> On 1/11/19 3:39 PM, Robert Wright via Phono-L wrote: >>> Thanks (again) Ron! I ended up using dish soap and a toothbrush to get >>> most of it removed, but I'll try the WD-40 method. My main concern was >>> that the arms that move with the tonearm didn't move easily at all, but >>> I think the hot water I was using melted away a good bit of the gunk >>> that was making it so stiff. After a thorough drying, I oiled all the >>> moving parts with 3-in-one, then rubbed an oily paper towel over all of >>> it to guard against any kind of moisture left over. >>> >>> Anyone know about the factory varnish situation? I know it's probably a >>> bit involved, but what am I (considering) getting into, exactly? >>> >>> >>> Thanks, >>> Robert >>> >>> >>> >>> On Jan 11, 2019, at 9:11 AM, Ron L'Herault via Phono-L >>> <phono-l@oldcrank.org <mailto:phono-l@oldcrank.org>> wrote: >>> >>>> You only need to remove old oil from the joints and hand crud from the >>>> finish. Id use (have used) WD040 and a toothbrush to clean the >>>> mechanism and spray cleaner like Fantastic to clean the gold. Do not >>>> use polish. Relubricate moving parts with light oil. Put oil on the >>>> pad to avoid squeal. >>>> Ron >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> Phono-L mailing list >>> http://phono-l.org >>> Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org >>> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org >> Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org >> >> _______________________________________________ >> Phono-L mailing list >> http://phono-l.org >> Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org >> >> > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > http://phono-l.org > Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org > _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org _______________________________________________ Phono-L mailing list http://phono-l.org Unsubscribe: phono-l-unsubscr...@oldcrank.org
