My husband uses Denatured Alcohol with a few drops of Rubbing Oil then he French Polishes. You can use 400 or 600 wet/dry sandpaper if the finish is really bad. No steel wool. Annie I have a few machines for sale all in very good to excellent shape. Edison A100 $325. Edison BC $400. Brunswick 200 $400. Brunswick Seville $375. Cheney Style I Sheraton Biltmore Mahogany $350. Pathe Art Pathephone $375. Symphony United Taking Machine $250. Bing Pygmyphone $150. Victrola VV 300 with original lease receipt and record albums $550. Victrola Granada $400. Please email me off list if interested. Thank you, Annie [email protected] Thank you Loran for this site!! ----- Original Message ----- From: "gregory caringi" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 4:06 PM Subject: [Phono-L] Alligatoring
> We have all run into the problem of alligatoring of the shellac finish on > the older machines -- Victor, etc. Even when cleaned thoroughly with Kotton > Klenser (or similar), the rough finish remains. Most of us are reluctant to > strip the finish. > > I was told by a refinisher today that it was "easy." He advised using a > mixture of denatured alcohol with a "few drops" of lacquer thinner. Rub > carefully with fine steel wool -- he uses 000. Allow the shellac to flow > smoothly. Let dry. > > Any comments, suggestions or better ideas? Thanks. > > Greg Caringi > > > _______________________________________________ > Phono-L mailing list > [email protected] > http://oldcrank.org/mailman/listinfo/phono-l
