1920s Faceplate and Dial Letter Restoration Process
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- Опубліковано 20 жов 2024
- I'm often asked how I clean up those faceplates and dials. While I typically include a segment showing the process in most of my videos, I decided to dedicate a video to just that process. So now, if asked, I can refer people to an entire video on it which gets into a little more detail. The lacquer stick I refer to is available on places like Amazon and E-Bay. You can also use a white lettering stick used for Automobile tires.
Fantastic job, may I make an observation. Video cameras dont like high contrast, black objects on a white background are extreamly hard for video cameras to resolve. Thank you for posting this, I have an old home brew receiver I think is from the 20s that I am planning to restore.
I've been using an old camera and just got a new one which I haven't tried yet. I hope it does a better job. I do need to work on my video skills. I use those pads because they protect my work bench and absorb liquids. I need to find some that aren't white. Thanks for the observation.
Were those letters actually silk-screened, originally? I thought that technology was subsequent to 1930.
They were not. I'm just showing the process as sometimes the engraving is no longer viable. The plate on that radio was made from scratch. I don't have engraving equipment so I used dry transfer letters instead.