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15th Mar 2020, 10:37 am | #1 |
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Love it or hate it!
Personally I love it, it's a French Excelsior 52, this I purchased last NVCF. It was originally painted and the dreaded rust had got at it in places. I had seen chrome ones on a French radio site, so decided to go chrome. The plastic piping was a horrid mucky off white, so the decision was made to paint it black also the plastic part of the knobs were painted black.
This is the first one of two that I am giving the chrome treatment, Hope you like it! Mick. |
15th Mar 2020, 11:12 am | #2 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
It does indeed look good, but it sort of leaves you needing the rest of an American roadside diner to go with it.
David
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15th Mar 2020, 11:47 am | #3 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
Love it!
Gives the Oceanic Surcouf a run for its money
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15th Mar 2020, 11:54 am | #4 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
Beautiful, Mick.
How exactly did you "go chrome" though? N. |
15th Mar 2020, 12:18 pm | #5 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
Presumably it's been professionally chrome plated?
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15th Mar 2020, 12:20 pm | #6 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
Hi Nick a lot of hard work to save money , the cabinet comes apart top, bottom, two sides, then the base.I removed most of the paint using stripper ,then finished off with fine sanding disk , The chrome plating cost me £300. a lot of money I know, but look at the finished radio. Mick.
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15th Mar 2020, 12:55 pm | #7 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
A great looking set!
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15th Mar 2020, 2:48 pm | #8 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
I like it. A good custom job & the original finish would have been very hard to reproduce. No such thing as too much chrome IMHO.
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15th Mar 2020, 2:53 pm | #9 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
Like most very shiny things, lovely until it gets a little dirty. Take glass buildings vs. brick, brick ones look good when a bit tatty.
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15th Mar 2020, 9:31 pm | #10 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
looks fantastic! Encore!!
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16th Mar 2020, 12:01 am | #11 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
To my untutored eye that looks EXACTLY right for a set of that style. Well worth the cost, in my view. Excellent job. Does it sound as good as it looks?
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16th Mar 2020, 12:39 am | #12 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
mick.
as always a first class job. kevin. |
16th Mar 2020, 2:53 am | #13 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
WOW!!! Superb
Very well done and worth every penny - who cares if it 'gets a little dirty' this level of style is hard won. Brilliant - literally - brilliant!! Steve
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16th Mar 2020, 1:42 pm | #14 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
Even though it looks more like a kitchen appliance I like it...kind of. I particularly like the tuning dial, very neat.
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16th Mar 2020, 3:31 pm | #15 |
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Re: Love it or hate it!
Yes,I too like it!
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