My New RCA 630TS

[M3-SRT8]

What kind of a moron would upholster a TV Set? I don't get it.

[dtvmcdonald]

Originally Posted by M3-SRT8

What kind of a moron would upholster a TV Set? I don't get it.

A designer at RCA? Remember that some late 40's electrical and
overall shape children of the 630TS were essentially upholstered.

[hi_volt]

Well, it looks like I got lucky. The glue that was used to hold the plaid fabric onto the front of the TV is soluble with denatured alcohol, and the alcohol will not damage the original finish or remove the factory decals for the adjustment controls. This means that all I have to do is carefully remove the glue with some cotton cloth and the alcohol and then touch up the original finish. Of course, I'll still need to fix the tack holes, but those are on the corners and I can hide the repairs pretty easily. Here are some pictures. The picture on the left shows the side with most of the glue removed (about an hour's work), and the picture on the right shows the other side which has not.

[Sandy G]

Originally Posted by M3-SRT8

What kind of a moron would upholster a TV Set? I don't get it.

Some people do not deserve to have certain things, since they apparently can't take care of them properly.

[Phil Nelson]

Did you take a photo when it was still covered in fabric? Just curious.

Phil Nelson

[hi_volt]

There's a picture from the CL ad in the Curbside forum showing the "highlander" look..

http://www.videokarma.org/showthread.php?t=264276

[Eric H]

Originally Posted by hi_volt

There's a picture from the CL ad in the Curbside forum showing the "highlander" look..

I think that's early "Shabby Chic".

[decojoe67]

Good luck getting that historic set back in shape. The 630 is very underrated with collectors mostly likely due to it's size. It's a must-have set in a radio/TV collection in my opinion.

[Radiotronman]

Great job saving this set. Great performer well worth the time and restoration. Can't believe someone thought this looked good. It had to be destracting watching tv with all of those lines around it.

Scott