[klondike98]

I started this winter's project today.  The cabinet is in decent shape with the obvious veneer chip the biggest flaw.  The plastic dial cover seems OK.  Knobs are not perfect but these were made from a material that degraded over time.  I'll probably just keep these though.  The pushbuttons are in good shape although their escutcheons have a little tarnish and rust on them.  The back is missing and the veneer on the top has a small separation at the very top that will take some careful work to get some glue under it for repair without pulling it off completely.  It does have that pesky asbestos sheet on the bottom of the cabinet that has some wear and fraying.  I've carefully put that aside but am debating whether to put it back or not.  Any thoughts? If I do put it back I'll probably spray it with clear coat  krylon to help keep further fraying down.  The grill cloth is also in relatively good shape and with some care I think I can get it back into the radio for reuse after the cabinet is refinished.
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I think someone has restrung the dial.  It looks to me like simple cotton string rather than the usual dial cord and they have it rubbing on a frame part that it should have bypassed.  That's going to be a PITA to string but that cotton stuff just isn't going to last too long.
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I'll have to make the "ZENITH CONSOL-TONE" decal as I have not found it anywhere online.  That will be a new task for me but I see you can buy water slide decal paper for inkjet printers.  
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