I finally got tired of looking at old Water Stains, peeling lacquer, worn stain, etc. on my Futura VI.
Gutted the Cabinet except for the speakers, and got out the Random Orbital. Sanded down to bare veneer with 150 and 220. Steamed out some gouges, and dents.
Had some Minwax Chestnut Polyshades, did a test spot. Very close to the original Walnut and it helped the grain pop a bit more than the original Walnut. WAF was 2 Thumbs up on Color so it's now Chestnut. It has 2 coats of stain on it, and 2 coats of Semi gloss Minwax Lacquer right now. Gonna put a couple more coats of Lacquer on it. Then some Butchers Wax and buff the living hell out of the top and sides.
BEFORE & AFTER PICS.....
This is right after I got it and had not cleaned it yet with Howards..
This is about 10 minutes before the post....
It's a bit dusty, and isn't finished yet. Should be done Saturday or so, IF everything goes as planned.
Larry
Gutted the Cabinet except for the speakers, and got out the Random Orbital. Sanded down to bare veneer with 150 and 220. Steamed out some gouges, and dents.
Had some Minwax Chestnut Polyshades, did a test spot. Very close to the original Walnut and it helped the grain pop a bit more than the original Walnut. WAF was 2 Thumbs up on Color so it's now Chestnut. It has 2 coats of stain on it, and 2 coats of Semi gloss Minwax Lacquer right now. Gonna put a couple more coats of Lacquer on it. Then some Butchers Wax and buff the living hell out of the top and sides.
BEFORE & AFTER PICS.....
This is right after I got it and had not cleaned it yet with Howards..
This is about 10 minutes before the post....
It's a bit dusty, and isn't finished yet. Should be done Saturday or so, IF everything goes as planned.
Larry
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