Patricia Paris
10-30-2005, 7:31 PM
hello guys. i finally found some time to start working on my old radio cabinet thats been sitting in my garage for months... Thanks to the advice I received from Wes, Norm, Steve and Byron its looking pretty good so far. :D
i got the veneer glued down nice and smooth and wound up going with the formby's refinishing formula and it really did the job. it fixed the deep scratches and the severe water damage to the top and bottom.
there is still a nice mahogany color on the piece but i did lose a lot of color. there must have been toner used on it for shading that the formbys removed. i'd like to replace some of the depth to the piece so it doesn't look so flat. can i get some advice on using toner sprays? it seems that h. behlen has a large variety of shades etc. has anyone used this brand before? Can overspray be wiped? can you still see grain through it? also the front doors all have a nice flame pattern veneer that i love the color of and now that they are nice and clean i'd like to save. i was thinking that if i used a laquer toner spray to do some highlighting can i finish up with a few more coats of clear laquer for the rest and on top of the toner laquer? can a water based poly go on top of laquer as a last step? does anyone have any sure fire methods for finishing 40s mahogany pieces?
tips, suggestions are appreciated. thanks, patty :)
i got the veneer glued down nice and smooth and wound up going with the formby's refinishing formula and it really did the job. it fixed the deep scratches and the severe water damage to the top and bottom.
there is still a nice mahogany color on the piece but i did lose a lot of color. there must have been toner used on it for shading that the formbys removed. i'd like to replace some of the depth to the piece so it doesn't look so flat. can i get some advice on using toner sprays? it seems that h. behlen has a large variety of shades etc. has anyone used this brand before? Can overspray be wiped? can you still see grain through it? also the front doors all have a nice flame pattern veneer that i love the color of and now that they are nice and clean i'd like to save. i was thinking that if i used a laquer toner spray to do some highlighting can i finish up with a few more coats of clear laquer for the rest and on top of the toner laquer? can a water based poly go on top of laquer as a last step? does anyone have any sure fire methods for finishing 40s mahogany pieces?
tips, suggestions are appreciated. thanks, patty :)