Roberts Revival RD 50 radio restoration Part 2

Mac in the Attic
Repairing a Vintage Retro look Roberts revival RD50 DAB Radio purchased on Ebay for £15 using a half metre FAUX LEATHER LEATHERETTE LEATHERCLOTH VINYL costing £6.99.
Covered in a light blue grain
Restoring it back to its former glory
Reborn and reconditioned
Mac in the Attic Roberts Revival radio restoration Part 2

[@allmyownvideo]

if you warm the fake leather with an hairdryer it wil more readily fold, stretch and crease to fit where you want , avoids slitting corners with knives and looks much better , also contact adhesive needs putting on bith surfaces then banging together to make a far better connection

[@carlyw9014]

Well done! This looks really great....I’ve got one that needs doing but it looks like a lot of work and craft went into doing that....not sure I’m confident I could get a good enough finish on mine.

[@ajmalsandhu4187]

Fantastic

[@Patrickjdee66]

Wow , pure class

[@tonysaberwal8895]

This video was just classic - what someone can do when they know how. I have one exactly with the same fault - gave it to our local Repair & Share place - but after much ado - it was returned to me with the Radio still not working. Would you take it on and repair it for me please? It was a present to my daughter and wants it working.

[@isabelletudor349]

Do you have a website? I would love to employ you to store my old Roberts.

[@timoxley]

Great video. I've got one on my bench waiting to be re-covered, this was very helpful. Can't wait for the handle video.

[@MacWf3]

Handle video has just been uploaded 😀

[@louisemiller596]

Hi going to give this a go! What glue to you use? Thanks

[@MacWf3]

Contact adhesive put on both surfaces let dry so tacky then put together. You can use a hairdryer to make the pleather curve better and that will also help with the adhesion.

[@stretch1976]

what is the 'cable' that you use to insert in the groove where the fabrics meet? Just need to know what description I'm searching for? or is that simply replacing what was already there?

[@MacWf3]

Hi Dan I just replaced the old one. I have used something similar that kids use to make bracelets I found it on Amazon I think it’s like thin plastic shoe laces to change the colours.

[@alanrose4623]

Can anyone guide me to the supplier of the faux leather, restoration looks great! Have a few Roberts and Hackers I want to restore!

[@MacWf3]

www.ebay.co.uk/itm/PREMIUM-FAUX-LEATHER-LEATHERETTE-LEATHERCLOTH-LEATHER-LIKE-VINYL-MATERIAL/111716810247?hash=item1a02d73e07:g:ZwcAAOSwDNdVoqhp

[@Loopweeza]

Does anyone do this professionally- I’ve one that needs restoring but don’t have the time at the moment (or the skill either!) to do myself …

[@djfernando16]

Your work is top class, but is it really worth it? I find this brand of radios of a very cheap quality, that break down without any help. They have a premium look, but that's about it. The internet is littered with these radios shedding their cheap skin.