TV24 - Varnish or Lacquer? - UK Vintage Radio Repair and Restoration Discussion Forum

dominicbeesley · 20th Aug 2007, 10:43 pm

Hello,

This is for a bush TV24, the cabinet is pretty shocking, the woodworm have had a field day and it got scratched to hell in a recent house move. So when I sand down and start afresh should I use varnish or lacquer.

This is my first telly, a serendipitous find. I'm not going for 100% authenticity but want to use it as my workshop telly!

Cheers

Dom

chipp1968 · 20th Aug 2007, 11:14 pm

In that case i would advise Danish oil put on with a cloth , several layers ,and then maybe wax polish put on sparingly with 0000 grade wire wool and polished .after all the hard work of preparing the cabinet . TRY to do agood job though its always worth the effort

dominicbeesley · 21st Aug 2007, 1:08 am

I might try that as a starter, would that be straight on with the danish oil to sanded down wood. Would that be "reversible" or does the danish oil soak into the wood?

I have tried out car lacquer on an ruined Pye P76F, which looks good (from a distance a couple of runs on the side).

I'm just not sure what the best match to original would be.

Cheers

Dom

chipp1968 · 25th Aug 2007, 11:29 am

I think danish oil with a cloth is probably your best bet ,its sands back easily too ,doing it with a cloth makes it slower and the layers are thinner , but it makes it more fool proof , u can put a layer on carefully with a brush , but it may show up if you are not familier withdoing the job , but again its reasonably easy to sand back . just make sure all sanding pre and during the process is with the grain only .
spraying laquer ,if thats what you used again is ok once you master the teqnke of doing it . but mistakes are probably harder to correct

20th Aug 2007, 10:43 pm	#1
dominicbeesley Octode Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,885	TV24 - Varnish or Lacquer? Hello, This is for a bush TV24, the cabinet is pretty shocking, the woodworm have had a field day and it got scratched to hell in a recent house move. So when I sand down and start afresh should I use varnish or lacquer. This is my first telly, a serendipitous find. I'm not going for 100% authenticity but want to use it as my workshop telly! Cheers Dom

20th Aug 2007, 11:14 pm	#2
chipp1968 Rest in Peace Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,356	Re: TV24 - Varnish or Lacquer? In that case i would advise Danish oil put on with a cloth , several layers ,and then maybe wax polish put on sparingly with 0000 grade wire wool and polished .after all the hard work of preparing the cabinet . TRY to do agood job though its always worth the effort

21st Aug 2007, 1:08 am	#3
dominicbeesley Octode Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Hebden Bridge, West Yorkshire, UK. Posts: 1,885	Re: TV24 - Varnish or Lacquer? I might try that as a starter, would that be straight on with the danish oil to sanded down wood. Would that be "reversible" or does the danish oil soak into the wood? I have tried out car lacquer on an ruined Pye P76F, which looks good (from a distance a couple of runs on the side). I'm just not sure what the best match to original would be. Cheers Dom

25th Aug 2007, 11:29 am	#4
chipp1968 Rest in Peace Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Somerset, UK. Posts: 2,356	Re: TV24 - Varnish or Lacquer? I think danish oil with a cloth is probably your best bet ,its sands back easily too ,doing it with a cloth makes it slower and the layers are thinner , but it makes it more fool proof , u can put a layer on carefully with a brush , but it may show up if you are not familier withdoing the job , but again its reasonably easy to sand back . just make sure all sanding pre and during the process is with the grain only . spraying laquer ,if thats what you used again is ok once you master the teqnke of doing it . but mistakes are probably harder to correct