Scarred Cabinet

[troppo]

Troppo Here;

Very dissapointed, When I bought my 3-a's there was a dark stain on top of one of the cabinets. A candle burn, some kind of weird water stain, who knows!! Now, today, I scrape the crap and crud and layer of verathane off of the walnut veneer and find out that the dark stain is really a covered and colored sand through, about the diameter of a golf ball ?!! Right down to the particle board. I can see the scars left by whoever's sanding disc. What now!

These were going to be my main room speakers.

Should I just part 'em out and keep looking? I could use some ideas if anyone has the time.

Thanks; Troppo

[sfbayarch]

try using a wood bleach product like oxalic acid:

http://www.antiquerestorers.com/Articles/jeff/using_wood_bleach.htm

it worked for my AR 2ax cabinets that had black blistered heat rings (heating with a clothes iron over fabric fixed the blistering) that resulted from the use of votive candles on the tops of my cabinets by the previous owner.

[JKent]

Bummer!

Maybe try veneering?

http://www.woodcraft.com/Category/1005150/Veneer-Sheets.aspx

Kent

[genek]

Re-veneering is pretty much the only option if the original wood has been ground all the way through.

[danajohnhill]

Agreed on the re-veneering. If you aren't up for it yourself, a good cabinet maker would be able to help. I would avoid parting out these speakers come what may. Good luck.