Antique Radio Cabinet Restoration

We cover the full range of repairs from simple tube replacement to chassis repair to complete chassis and cabinet restoration.

Antique radio cabinet restoration.

Services we offer complete repair and restoration services for vintage and antique electronic equipment with a primary emphasis on radios. If your radio s wooden cabinet needs refinishing that s an additional cost. I have paid anywhere from 400 to 800 to have a large wooden cabinet completely redone. Whether it s a zenith rca philco admiral crosley airline ge or a foreign made model such as blaupunkt telefunken norelco and grundig we.

Most people don t even know what photofinish is or if their radio has it on it. I do these jobs before i replace any parts and usually before i try to power up an old radio or tv. When the cabinet is clean rinse it in clean water and leave it to dry naturally. Our cabinet restoration includes full stripping and refinishing of wooden cabinets when desired by our customers.

Jim bradt is a well respected radio cabinet restoration specialist. A washing up brush and a toothbrush are useful for getting the muck out of the corners and recesses. The best finish can be obtained by using a specialist bakelite polish. Professional refinishing is also labor intensive.

The bakelite or plastic cabinet can be washed with warm water and washing up liquid. This presentation is part 1 of a class he conducted at the california historical radio so. I am very fortunate to have them doing your cabinet repair restoration. One of the things that people need on radio cabinets is photofinish repair restoration.

If you spend hundreds of dollars restoring a vintage radio don t expect to recover that money by reselling the restored set. Simply put photofinish is decorative work applied to the cabinet to dress it up. First steps in restoration this article explains basic preliminary tasks cleaning and testing that are part of every restoration. For practical purposes the service on a vintage radio should be considered as two parts the chassis electronics and the cabinet.

Our technicians are trained to repair all brands of vintage radio from the early 1900 s to the late 1970 s from very rare and priceless antique units to the popular and more sentimental units.