1948 Admiral Blonde

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Originally Posted by charokeeroad

I've had some good luck restoring a Motorola 9VT1 cabinet recently so I may venture off into restoring this Admiral cabinet. If and when I think I will use the DIY kit that's for sale on . The seller sent me a few samples of the finishes with qualifiers that I will no doubt need more opacity. He's right the wheat sample he sent me doesn't match exactly. It needs more opacity. but he guarentees me that he has a very detailed procedure as to how to get the right finish. I think I'm game. the kit is around 45 bucks.. john

Were you trying to link to Heywood Wakefield stain ?

I thought about it too, but it looks to me like it obscures the grain too much. Not really the same as the original limed oak finish.

What would you do about the decals if you refinish it ?