Glad to see you back on some radio videos (although nothing wrong with the T-Bird videos)! Thanks for the Bonnie and Clyde history lesson. Now you can list the finished radio on eBay for $10,000 opening bid due to its history...
Are you gonna call it a Joetone? Buzz's Buzztone turned out very nice, will be another fun fix to follow and learn! Thanks Joernone. Cool story behind that radio......at least its a damn fine story. 😋
I certainly enjoyed what I saw here John. That radio will definitely turn out looking good ...I have a good feeling about this my friend. Regards, Phil.
I'd almost forgot about the airline! I've been so wrapped up in the Thunderbird resto. By the way.. you'd better stock up on that Jasco Paint Stripper.. the EPA Banned Methylene chloride based strippers from consumer sales back in march. come November, it will disappear off the shelves.
Sam, It'll be just a little gluing, staining and finishing. More bother than anything else. The radio itself was the bugger. At least it's ready to go, but I'll have to go back through the series to see what I did. I can't remember. 😁 Regards, John
Nice work on it so far, it will turn out really nice, that is for sure. Lots of wax or maybe Pledge on at least some of that cabinet. Hope you do not have too much water from those river floods.
There's no telling what's been put on that cabinet over the years. Maybe moonshine, eh? 😛 Looks like we'll be good to go with the flood problem in these parts, but we apparently have 7 more days of rain directly ahead, so who knows for sure. Ugh! Regards, John
Darrin, Bingo, my friend! I now know how the wear on both shelves occurred. Don't ask me why I hadn't realized it before now. Chalk it up to a brain fart. Regards, John
You know John, back in the days of Bonnie and Clyde, folks would whip up their own concoctions for varnishes, lacquers, enamels and you name it instead of buying store brands so who knows what that stuff is on the finish. What did Johnny Cash ask in his song, " how high's the water mama?" Hang in there pal.
Hey John I think that ware mark is from Clyde leaning against the wall with his foot up there while he smoked the cigarette and listened as they talked about him.The other might be when he pushed it back by the radiator.Just Sayin.
John, Nice stripping/glueing job, good buddy! I have it on good authority that Bonnie and Clyde also put a heavy coat of wax on the upper part of the radio as a way to make up for the cigarette burn to the owner. :-) lol I hope you're still high and dry and safe. Have you been watching Plane Savers? Getting the DC-3 up and together and flying by June 6th has been a huge task, but it's going to happen! Amazing what they've been able to accomplish in about 40 days or so. Regards, Tom
Thanks, Tom, it's appreciated. You know, that B&C duo were real trouble makers, even now 85-years later.🙄 Sorry, I haven't watched Plane Savers. I'm sorta hamstrung by the GBs we have available for internet use, so we're careful about what we watch and how long the vids are. But at least this ISP doesn't go offline every three days. Man, we hated Media3South doing that all the time. Regards, John
John, Nice job. I think the bevel was caused by Clyde when he was leaning up against the radio smoking his cigarette. he has new soles on his shoes and they were like sandpaper. :)
Hey John, I've been stripping and refinishing up here as well, lol. Just finished an old dresser for my Ma that someone had painted white years ago. I like a stripper called ZAR myself. If you want it stripped fast, that zar claims it will work in 5 minutes but do wear some rubber gloves. I ran out and the local store has it but they only have it by the gallon and it's $40 a gallon, lol. So I just went back to Citris Strip for the rest of it. I also like the citris, but it's definitely not for those in a hurry, lol. The good thing about it is that it doesn't burn if you get it on ya and you can apply it and let it sit for up to 24 hours before it will dry out. Glad to see you back on the airline :) It's looking good so far.
I'm glad you told me the ins and outs of Citris Strip. I almost bought that at Lowe's the other day, but opted for the Kwik-Strip instead. I'm not happy about the Jasco stripper not being sold anymore. That stuff was great. If something works the government will find a way to keep it from the public. Regards, John
@@joernone The citris strip works well, but it is quite a bit slower. I find that if I apply a thick coat of it and let it sit at least 5 hours or overnight that is when it works best, but I'm usually stripping stuff that has multiple layers of paint and or varnish/lacquer. I like to put it on in the cool of a late evening and then scrape it off the next morning before it gets hot outside.
7:42 The front of that thing upside down looks kinda scary. I wonder how many toddlers it scared when they saw it while standing on their heads? I sure would have been one!
More likely story is this radio was pristine and shiny and looked new for a decade or more as it was owned by people that treated it like fine furniture. But because these things were so well made it was still in use in the 60s and 70s by then no one cared about a 30 year old radio they figured was soon going to be in a junk yard so they cared nothing for it resting cigs and drink glasses. PLEASE don't preserve they neglected part of its history - instead restore it to its first 10 years as a pristine beauty. Strip (if its lacquer just use acetone or lacquer thinner) , then sand, fill with wood grain, put on 10 or 15 coats of new lacquer and then wet sand.
Glad to see you back on some radio videos (although nothing wrong with the T-Bird videos)!
Thanks for the Bonnie and Clyde history lesson. Now you can list the finished radio on eBay for $10,000 opening bid due to its history...
Only $10,000? Hardly worth the effort to list it. 😏
Regards,
John
Are you gonna call it a Joetone? Buzz's Buzztone turned out very nice, will be another fun fix to follow and learn! Thanks Joernone. Cool story behind that radio......at least its a damn fine story. 😋
Sam,
It's true! It was Bonnie and Clyde.
Regards,
John
John..You should put a "BuzzLine" decal on that cabinet...
"Buzzline" is reserved for radios made from scratch. This jobbie doesn't remotely qualify.
Regards,
John
I certainly enjoyed what I saw here John. That radio will definitely turn out looking good ...I have a good feeling about this my friend.
Regards, Phil.
Thanks, Phil. It's been a long time coming, eh? I should have finished this little project last year.
Regards,
John
@@joernone, but as you said: there's no hurry... lol... Nice to see you back on the radios department!
I'd almost forgot about the airline! I've been so wrapped up in the Thunderbird resto. By the way.. you'd better stock up on that Jasco Paint Stripper.. the EPA Banned Methylene chloride based strippers from consumer sales back in march. come November, it will disappear off the shelves.
Bret,
It's already gone from Lowe's shelves. Found out this morning. Now I know why. So I'm back to using Kwik-Strip. Bummer!
Regards,
John
Thanks for the tip...Guess I better head to Ace abd get those gallons of Zar before it's all gone.
John, funny thing is I just watched that airline series yesterday, and wondered about that cabinet. It is good to see it "on the bench".
You're right, my friend. It took long enough, but we're not done yet, though more progress has been made.
Regards,
John
Are you gonna call it a Joetone? Buzz's Buzztone turned out very nice, will be another fun fix to follow and learn! Thanks Joernone.
Sam,
It'll be just a little gluing, staining and finishing. More bother than anything else. The radio itself was the bugger. At least it's ready to go, but I'll have to go back through the series to see what I did. I can't remember. 😁
Regards,
John
Good job
Thanks, David. It's always good to hear from you.
Regards,
John
Good stoyy about Bonnie and Clyde....LOL
You sure have a LOT of work to do on that cabinet but we all know you CAN do it john.
Bill,
What I need is a good body man. Would you happen to know one?😏
Regards,
John
Yes I do, ask BUZZ
Nice work on it so far, it will turn out really nice, that is for sure. Lots of wax or maybe Pledge on at least some of that cabinet.
Hope you do not have too much water from those river floods.
There's no telling what's been put on that cabinet over the years. Maybe moonshine, eh? 😛
Looks like we'll be good to go with the flood problem in these parts, but we apparently have 7 more days of rain directly ahead, so who knows for sure. Ugh!
Regards,
John
@@joernone Ha most Moonshine would probably have worked good as a paint stripper :)
Can't wait to see it finished. Stay dry!
Same here, my friend.
Regards,
John
The cord hanging down all those years might have beveled those shelves.
Darrin,
Bingo, my friend! I now know how the wear on both shelves occurred. Don't ask me why I hadn't realized it before now. Chalk it up to a brain fart.
Regards,
John
You know John, back in the days of Bonnie and Clyde, folks would whip up their own concoctions for varnishes, lacquers, enamels and you name it instead of buying store brands so who knows what that stuff is on the finish.
What did Johnny Cash ask in his song, " how high's the water mama?" Hang in there pal.
Guess who : )
Hey John I think that ware mark is from Clyde leaning against the wall with his foot up there while he smoked the cigarette and listened as they talked about him.The other might be when he pushed it back by the radiator.Just Sayin.
There might be another reason. Standby to standby, my friend.
Regards,
John
hello John. it's going to look great buddy.
All my best.
I'll be happy if it at least looks presentable, my friend.
Regards,
John
John,
Nice stripping/glueing job, good buddy! I have it on good authority that Bonnie and Clyde also put a heavy coat of wax on the upper part of the radio as a way to make up for the cigarette burn to the owner. :-) lol
I hope you're still high and dry and safe.
Have you been watching Plane Savers? Getting the DC-3 up and together and flying by June 6th has been a huge task, but it's going to happen! Amazing what they've been able to accomplish in about 40 days or so.
Regards, Tom
Thanks, Tom, it's appreciated. You know, that B&C duo were real trouble makers, even now 85-years later.🙄 Sorry, I haven't watched Plane Savers. I'm sorta hamstrung by the GBs we have available for internet use, so we're careful about what we watch and how long the vids are. But at least this ISP doesn't go offline every three days. Man, we hated Media3South doing that all the time.
Regards,
John
Wow, that's some serious forensic work, there! Who'da thunkit?
John, Nice job. I think the bevel was caused by Clyde when he was leaning up against the radio smoking his cigarette. he has new soles on his shoes and they were like sandpaper. :)
Ron,
I can't absolutely prove you wrong, my friend, but there is another theory afoot. Standby to standby.
Regards,
John
That cab needs more work than the one I did recently John... Mind you, mine was only a little tabletop set.
George,
Believe me, I've repaired and refinished far worse than this one.
Regards,
John
Are the sides black walnut? Hope the waters stay away.
Hey John, I've been stripping and refinishing up here as well, lol. Just finished an old dresser for my Ma that someone had painted white years ago. I like a stripper called ZAR myself. If you want it stripped fast, that zar claims it will work in 5 minutes but do wear some rubber gloves. I ran out and the local store has it but they only have it by the gallon and it's $40 a gallon, lol. So I just went back to Citris Strip for the rest of it. I also like the citris, but it's definitely not for those in a hurry, lol. The good thing about it is that it doesn't burn if you get it on ya and you can apply it and let it sit for up to 24 hours before it will dry out. Glad to see you back on the airline :) It's looking good so far.
I'm glad you told me the ins and outs of Citris Strip. I almost bought that at Lowe's the other day, but opted for the Kwik-Strip instead. I'm not happy about the Jasco stripper not being sold anymore. That stuff was great. If something works the government will find a way to keep it from the public.
Regards,
John
@@joernone The citris strip works well, but it is quite a bit slower. I find that if I apply a thick coat of it and let it sit at least 5 hours or overnight that is when it works best, but I'm usually stripping stuff that has multiple layers of paint and or varnish/lacquer. I like to put it on in the cool of a late evening and then scrape it off the next morning before it gets hot outside.
Maybe the wight stuff is hand oil.
Your guess is as good as mine, my friend. But it's gone now.
Regards,
John
7:42 The front of that thing upside down looks kinda scary. I wonder how many toddlers it scared when they saw it while standing on their heads? I sure would have been one!
What is the price you charge for a radio
I bet mice chewed that wood
Good thought, but maybe not. Standby to standby, my friend.
Regards,
John
More likely story is this radio was pristine and shiny and looked new for a decade or more as it was owned by people that treated it like fine furniture. But because these things were so well made it was still in use in the 60s and 70s by then no one cared about a 30 year old radio they figured was soon going to be in a junk yard so they cared nothing for it resting cigs and drink glasses. PLEASE don't preserve they neglected part of its history - instead restore it to its first 10 years as a pristine beauty. Strip (if its lacquer just use acetone or lacquer thinner) , then sand, fill with wood grain, put on 10 or 15 coats of new lacquer and then wet sand.
TUNG OIL
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