Do you think its Brown Part III

[JorgeAmely]

Doug:

Awesome recovery. After seen the first picture, I said to myself "There is no way that phone is going to look good again". But you surprised us. You should have warned us about the shiny finish. Now I have a brown phone burned in my retina. 

[Doug Rose]

Harry/Jorge...thanks for the kind words. I surprised myself on this one. I was talking with Dennis and told him I couldn't believe how easy this was to refurb. Also, it was a lot of fun. No stress, everything was nice and easy. From the picture in the auction to this is a little hard to believe. I had a chance to buy all of them and passed and I thought I was talking a huge gamble with this. Looking back my vision is always 20/20. I guess no one on the Forum was lucky enough to get one of the remaining four. I love refurbing bakelite, it is a breeze....Doug

[Greg G.]

Collectors....I got a chance to refurb my Brown Balkelite Galion. It came out better than expected. There were NO chips cracks or missing pieces in this brown beauty. I went with the advice to keep it as is, so I left the WE 5J on it. I did replace the with cloth WE cords on it. This works great but it rings faintly as it is not a SL ringer. I can live with that as I don't want to mess around with it. I put an old Natick dial card, next town over from me and polished it up with Norvus II and some Avon skin so soft. Third time is the charm!...Doug

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I had to go back and look at the original pictures, I couldn't believe it's the same phone!  Bakelite isn't sanded, is that correct?  Just Novus and Avon SSS?  How many applications?  $60 was a bargain in this case.  This was one phone where "Art Deco" could be correctly applied after seeing the "vents" on the backside.

I want one too.  I went back and looked at the sellers other items, apparently the other brown ones are gone, just a black one left.

[Jim Stettler]

Doug,
Now that you mention it, I do notice the difference.

Fantastic Job.
Jim

[Doug Rose]

Greg...usually I will use fine steel wool on bakelite before the Norvus. BUT...this just had a lot of exposure to cigarette smoke and was dirty. I wiped off the excess dirt and used two applications of Norvus II. Letting it dry and wiping with a cloth. Apply, Dry and wipe again. It was really shiny at that point. I applied the Avon SOS and wiped off the excess 1/2 hour later. Bakelite, being porous, sucks the SOS right in. This is why I love bakelite, it is so resilient. As long as it does chip or crack it is amazing for its surface durability, its the strength of it that comes into question. It can shatter like china if dropped. I am as amazed as anyone on how this came out....Doug

[Kenny C]

are there any Substitutions for SSS

[bingster]

SSS is worth finding... it makes an excellent bug repellent, too.

[Jim Stettler]

SSS is worth finding... it makes an excellent bug repellent, too.

Kenny,
Your mom probably knows an Avon Lady. You may even be able to get some sample packs.
Just a thought,
Jim

[Kenny C]

i will ask her

[KeithB]

darn, looks awesome
Great job, looks NOS

Agreed on both counts, 110%

It's eye-poppingly     beautiful.

[Doug Rose]

Doug,
Now that you mention it, I do notice the difference.

Fantastic Job.
Jim

thanks Jim...I do appreciate it....Dpug

[Doug Rose]

darn, looks awesome
Great job, looks NOS

Agreed on both counts, 110%

It's eye-poppingly     beautiful.

After seeing your work on your first payphone, I take that as a huge compliment. I can't wait to see the beige. BUT>>>>This was way too easy, I really can't take any credit. The phone was in working condition. I replaced a cut line cord and the curly handset cord with a cloth cords. I just wiped on Norvus II and wiped it off. Same with the SSS. All in all, 1 hours work, tops. Only thing I am amazed at is my stupidity for not getting them all. This was an amazing find and I had the nearsightedness to only get one. I was there first and didn't react! I did have the opportunity to to get them all. I was asked again by the seller more than once. The more I look at this, the more I kick my arse. Hindsight is always 20/20....Doug

[finlover]

Don't worry, Doug, Skin So Soft is great for soothing kicked arses!    Amazing phone and an expert restoration--I'd KILL for one of those!!

[Kenny C]

I'd KILL for one of those!!

Me too but nothing big something like a potatoe 

[deedubya3800]

SSS is wonderful, and I love the smell.

<accent=kiwi> Whiah ken I find Naruvus 2 in my neighbourhood? </accent>