This is a second Philco 40-150 purchased from the Kutztown PA meet. This radio is undergoing a full restoration of the chassis and case. Any and all questionable components are being replaced under the chassis. Even some of the mica caps that have given me trouble in the past. In particular the 370uuf caps through off the tuning linearity. I just don't want to fight with them this time around. So they are getting replaced. All resistors are being replaces as well. Any and all questionable wiring is being replaced.

The chassis received a power wire brushing and three coats of clear lacquer to hold the shine. It may never be seen again but I know it is properly shined up.

The cabinet frame and loose veneer has been glued and clamped. Repairs of the veneer will occur before stripping. That will be done once the chassis is playing.

				See the grey chassis before cleaning.
There are a lot of under chassis pictures for my reference.	It is a lot easier to remember where the wires went if there is a picture to help.	NOTE - The light colored tube socket, top right, breaks very easily. Put a tube in this socket before touching the socket solder lugs! You have been warned.	Use this epoxy to repair the broken tube socket (left)	Chassis after wire brushing....
...and a few coats of clear lacquer. See the Shiny Chassis page

This is the restored cabinet. Several missing pieces of veneer were replaced, rounded edges repaired, stained and lacquered with 9 coats of clear. It needs to sit 24 hours before being rubbed out and waxed. Next is the metal dial bezel, reassembly, more pictures and a bit of enjoyment.

The lacquer is still soft. It was sprayed less than an hour ago.

I lost count after 9 coats of lacquer.

The veneer repair looks ok.

After drying, the base, the channels where the sides meet and the wood thickness of the speaker grill will receive a coat of dark brown enamel paint to match the factory color scheme.

Speaker Grill Cloth.

Don't look at the fit. I held the cloth behind the opening with my hand. If these don't work, many more can be found at http://www.grillecloth.com/pages/palette1.html, Radiodaze.com or a number of other suppliers.

Original Cloth, corrected color match.

Closest to original grill cloth. The shine of the decal will be lost under a few buffed lacquer coats.

Generic Dark. Dark brown paint will be applied to the mating edges and the bottom section where the Lion's Paw feet are attached to match the factory.

Generic Brown.

Blond

Completed unit!

The final finish is multiple coats of lacquer buffed with 0000 steel wool. That took the shine off of the decals and leveled the sheen of the cabinet.

The steel wool buffing takes away the shiny spots blending the sheen equally over the entire surface. Each coat of lacquer was steel wool buffed.

Three coats of past wax was applied and rubbed out. The wax should protect the finish.

You can see the brown paint has been applied to the edges and bottom of the cabinet for factory authenticity.

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