Wireless Set No. 52 Canadian - Project

[David Dunlop]

Not quite ready for painting yet.

With the putty filling now out of the way on the coil case, I started on the two bits of wood reconstruction this morning, working with a neutral coloured wood filler.

The worst damage was a roughly three inch long gouge out of the leading upper edge starting from the upper left corner with a depth equal to an eighth inch equilateral triangle at the extreme corner, tapering fully out as it progressed to the right. The other damage was a small but deep gouge on the inner face of the rim about one third of the way down the left edge.

The long upper damage seems to be the oldest with quite a few coats of NATO Green paint having built up over it and its surfaces were quite smooth once the paint was gone.

The smaller gouge had only one coat of paint present and the wood was quite rough and pokey. Both were readily visible, with or without paint on them. so needed to be dealt with at this point in time.



David

[David Dunlop]

The wood restoration bits are now completed and a start on painting the coil case can now be made. I think the first step will be using a small brush to detail out all the interior fiddly recesses and fittings to the point where the larger interior flat panels can easily be dealt with using a small roller.

We shall see how it goes and adjust plans as needed.



David