01-05-2014, 09:18 AM
Well.....
Tonight, I finished applying the veneer. Let's put it this way, the first 3/4 of the application didn't go too badly. On the other hand, the last curve and side.. not so much. I used a bit too much glue, and as a result there is some waviness on the side. Fortunately, it doesn't show much from the front.
Mistakes were made:
While cutting the holes for the knobs, buttons and dial escutcheon, I made a bit of a mess of things, as you can see from the above pic. I'm going to try to clean them up a bit. I also erred by installing the escutcheon upside down. That's a PITA one to redo, as it has clips that one must manipulate underneath some tabs. I still have one more slot in the speaker grill to cut out.
This has all been a first attempt at doing a fairly (at least to me it is) complex veneer repair. And that was after fixing all the cabinet problems like separated joints and the "backbones" for the curved corners. I guess all in all, it's not TERRIBLE, just not quite what I had envisioned. Tomorrow, I'll cut out that last slot, clean up the divots, fix the escutcheon and stain the cabinet. I'll post another pic after that's done.
Tonight, I finished applying the veneer. Let's put it this way, the first 3/4 of the application didn't go too badly. On the other hand, the last curve and side.. not so much. I used a bit too much glue, and as a result there is some waviness on the side. Fortunately, it doesn't show much from the front.
Mistakes were made:
While cutting the holes for the knobs, buttons and dial escutcheon, I made a bit of a mess of things, as you can see from the above pic. I'm going to try to clean them up a bit. I also erred by installing the escutcheon upside down. That's a PITA one to redo, as it has clips that one must manipulate underneath some tabs. I still have one more slot in the speaker grill to cut out.
This has all been a first attempt at doing a fairly (at least to me it is) complex veneer repair. And that was after fixing all the cabinet problems like separated joints and the "backbones" for the curved corners. I guess all in all, it's not TERRIBLE, just not quite what I had envisioned. Tomorrow, I'll cut out that last slot, clean up the divots, fix the escutcheon and stain the cabinet. I'll post another pic after that's done.
