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I'm only aware of DARK and LIGHT Old English. I've never seen anything other than those two, so inquiring minds would ask, what other colors would it come in and where can you find it? I've always considered Old English to be more like stain. I've seen many, many lighter colored phonographs where dark OE was applied and it doesn't come off.

Sean

OrthoSean wrote:I'm only aware of DARK and LIGHT Old English. I've never seen anything other than those two, so inquiring minds would ask, what other colors would it come in and where can you find it? I've always considered Old English to be more like stain. I've seen many, many lighter colored phonographs where dark OE was applied and it doesn't come off.

Sean

Old English makes a cleaner and a scratch hider. I used to use the scratch hider to wipe the dust off my Phonos. It almost looks like they used a ammonia to clean the cabinet? I am wanting to put this one in my cylo-phone cabinet where it's not seen by anyone but me. But I still would like it to be right, but at the same time don't want to make it worse. I am one of those guys who's afraid to mess with one that's this close to being correct. I wish they wouldn't have used what ever it was to wipe it down.

I have got it to this shade. Think I will stop.

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Amberola wrote:I have got it to this shade. Think I will stop.

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What'd you use, Photoshop???

I don't say this often, and I don't say it lightly, but Vince? omfgroflmao!!

Many a truth is spoken in jest, though...and a .gif is worth a thousand words. Two thousand.

first really clean the case I recommend cotton cleanser. then see how it looks. For touch ups I sometimes use a gel oak stain lightly...next use English oil on it or use a wax on it The tinted waxes will work in place of the stain. A lot comes off wit a good cleaning and some 000steel wool I have also used denatured alcohol to clean up a case but be careful ... It will soften the shellac.. I have used the alcohol on base plates but be careful.

[quote="Mr Grumpy"][quote="Amberola"]I have got it to this shade. Think I will stop.

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“There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me... you can't get fooled again.”

―Abraham Lincoln.

Mr Grumpy wrote:“There's an old saying in Tennessee — I know it's in Texas, probably in Tennessee — that says, fool me once, shame on... shame on you. Fool me... you can't get fooled again.”

―Abraham Lincoln.

Don't get mad, that's why I left the background out. It is getting to the point where I will put a real picture of it on when it is dark enough. It's almost there, but my house smells like gasoline.
That old saying is, fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me. We have to have a little fun on here. Here it is without any editing, and they did use ammonia or alcohol to clean it. You can see where it ran down on the inside of the case.