canman Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 Attached are photos of one speaker cabinet I am considering refinishing. I will be putting all speakers back in soon along with new caps. Pots are ready redone. Top was pretty scratchy with fine scratches, one side has slight light spot, and one side pretty good. Would you keep as is and leave alone but it has some scratches especially on top (as usual). I thought about Howard's walnut Restore a finish not sure on that approach. What is everyone's suggestions? I assume this is the walnut speaker?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JKent Posted October 17, 2016 Report Share Posted October 17, 2016 That speaker looks good. I'd say it should not need much. Others may chime in with suggestions, and some may be better than mine but I would first clean it thoroughly. I use lacquer thinner for that, or Spray Nine. If there are any chips, fill with JB Wood Weld tinted with Mixol #22. After it is thoroughly cured, file down the patch then sand the speaker VERY lightly and carefully. Be especially careful at corners and edges--you don't want to go through the finish. Wipe it down with lacquer thinner again and see how it looks. You could use the Howard RAF at this point. Some like Mahogany, to give a slightly warmer tone, or Walnut. A couple of days later you can start applying coats of Watco Danish Oil OR use a wax finish. Howard Feed-n-Wax is good. Roger and others have had very good success with bees' wax. Good luck! -Kent Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
genek Posted October 18, 2016 Report Share Posted October 18, 2016 First, you need to decide if you want to restore or refinish. If it's restore, there's only one correct process, and that's to clean up the wood as best you can, including filling and sanding if needed, and then apply boiled linseed oil to the wood. That's the original finish. If it's refinish, then your options are endless, and all of the approaches Kent has described are good ones. It just depends on your preferences as to color and surface sheen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD70 Posted October 24, 2016 Report Share Posted October 24, 2016 To repair corners correctly, you really should splice in veneer so the corners can be squared up. This will also insure the finish will be consistant. Wood fillers are terrible for excepting stain or color oils, and they will always show. Here's a few pics of repairs I did on my 3's, which I hope helps. Glenn The gap under the two adjoining pieces is filled with epoxy. This is much stronger than the original wood. An edge that needed attention. Glued in place and then sanded to blend in. The best part! This is after the first application of Watco's natural color Danish oil. When these were finished, I applied 5 or 6 coats of oil, sanding with 600 grit between coats. Here they are completed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
owlsplace Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Way to go, Glenn ... I'm inspired. Roger Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DavidDru Posted October 25, 2016 Report Share Posted October 25, 2016 Yeah, Glenn has enough time with his knife and replacement veneer under his belt that he has a nice system dialed in. Great advice if you have some rough corners etc. Otherwise JKent nailed it. Clean then re-oil. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Giorgio AR Posted March 31, 2019 Report Share Posted March 31, 2019 Beautiful carpentry work, it is an incentive to repair the AR speakers' veneers. Best regards Giorgio. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GD70 Posted April 2, 2019 Report Share Posted April 2, 2019 Thanks Giorgio! I hope this is helpful for you. These are beautiful speakers worth the effort. Cheers, Glenn Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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