08-01-2007, 10:17 PM
Hi,
The radio uses walnut veneer in all but the edges; these are surely "white" wood (cheap, without much grain). I recently acquired a 38-17 myself and, while looking it over before responding to you, I noted that the entire cabinet appears to have been done in medium walnut toning lacquer. There is more toner on the edges as they are just a slight bit darker; this is not surprising, given the cheap wood used on the edges, it would have been desirable to hide this fact as much as possible.
Some refinishers use wood filler in a color similar to the final finish to fill in the pores; others use multiple coats of lacquer, sanding between every so many coats, to achieve the same effect; i.e. a smooth, piano-type finish.
As mentioned above, the original finish was tinted lacquer. This will be much easier to use - and control the final color of the finish - than using stains.
The radio uses walnut veneer in all but the edges; these are surely "white" wood (cheap, without much grain). I recently acquired a 38-17 myself and, while looking it over before responding to you, I noted that the entire cabinet appears to have been done in medium walnut toning lacquer. There is more toner on the edges as they are just a slight bit darker; this is not surprising, given the cheap wood used on the edges, it would have been desirable to hide this fact as much as possible.
Some refinishers use wood filler in a color similar to the final finish to fill in the pores; others use multiple coats of lacquer, sanding between every so many coats, to achieve the same effect; i.e. a smooth, piano-type finish.
As mentioned above, the original finish was tinted lacquer. This will be much easier to use - and control the final color of the finish - than using stains.
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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
