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46-1226 factory finish ?? satin of gloss
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11-14-2010, 07:33 PM
i have a 46-1226 code 122 it has a satin finish do you know what was stock finish thanks....john
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11-14-2010, 07:49 PM
Hi

The original finish would have been gloss lacquer.
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11-14-2010, 08:12 PM
thank you.... can the finish be put on by brush or spraying only this is my first redo i was 10 yr old when it was made it an old friend
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11-14-2010, 08:32 PM
Best results will be achieved by spraying. Lacquer dries very fast, so brushing would be rather difficult, I would think.
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11-15-2010, 02:05 PM
thank you for your help.. the forum is a great help to the seniors many who lestened to philco when they were new....captian midnight- the shadow and others that played with your mind not like today mindless tv
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