rob Brandt
Active Member
A note on walnut speaker cabinets as I see peeps on here talking about refinishing them using stripper and varnish and all kinds of horrible materials.
No one--not a single manufacturer back then ever varnished the walnut veneer. If you see a pic with shiny cabinets and they haven't been putzed with, they are not walnut, they are vinyl.
Only use paste wax on them. That's all that was ever used. It will clean the wood, do wonders for sun damage (real wood furniture of any kind should be placed where direct sunlight hits it) and have a "glow" to it when done properly. Depending on how dry the wood is, it may take several applications to being it back to life. You really don't want to sand these cabinets unless you absolutely have to.
http://www.rockler.com/liberon-black-bison-fine-paste-wax
No one--not a single manufacturer back then ever varnished the walnut veneer. If you see a pic with shiny cabinets and they haven't been putzed with, they are not walnut, they are vinyl.
Only use paste wax on them. That's all that was ever used. It will clean the wood, do wonders for sun damage (real wood furniture of any kind should be placed where direct sunlight hits it) and have a "glow" to it when done properly. Depending on how dry the wood is, it may take several applications to being it back to life. You really don't want to sand these cabinets unless you absolutely have to.
http://www.rockler.com/liberon-black-bison-fine-paste-wax