Antique Radio Cabinet Restoration Guide

Teach yourself the skills to repair vintage electronics and get in touch with the past.

Antique radio cabinet restoration guide.

I am very fortunate to have them doing your cabinet repair restoration. I have paid anywhere from 400 to 800 to have a large wooden cabinet completely redone. Most people don t even know what photofinish is or if their radio has it on it. Professional refinishing is also labor intensive.

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. Our expertise coupled with modern technology allows us to do what most repair facilities cannot. 1936 philco 630b vintage radio cabinet restoration part 8 of 9.

If your radio s wooden cabinet needs refinishing that s an additional cost. Collectible tube radios 1930 1949 before television the most common way to be entertained in the home was through the radio. Jim bradt is a well respected radio cabinet restoration specialist. A simple cabinet refinishing will start at 495 with an average cost at around 700.

Learn about history by repairing it. This presentation is part 1 of a class he conducted at the california historical radio so. Antique radio service repair fylp restorations has been providing quality antique radio repair and restorations for clients worldwide for over 50 years. For practical purposes the service on a vintage radio should be considered as two parts the chassis electronics and the cabinet.

This would include refinishing your radio console inside and out new speaker grille cloth knob decals if needed and cabinet feet. Many vintage and antique radio models made between 1930 and 1949 are highly collectible including brands such as rca philco westinghouse and zenith. Time to hit the flea market and pickup a few old radios to work on.