[Ron Ramirez]

Better yet, wear a respirator with replaceable filters! Remember, you only have one pair of lungs...protect them!

[morzh]

Not sure I have understood the last post, or the picture. Or the items in the picture.
Then again, I was never good with the interior design for the affluent....

[Steve Davis]

Spam?

[morzh]

   

[462ron]

Hi Mike, what part of the post or pictures did you not understand? My 37-116 cabinet  is on my deck when I do any spraying as my wife can’t tolerate lacquer fumes if I were to do it inside, even the basement is out! It won’t be until the Spring at the earliest until I can resume finishing!

Ron

[Steve Davis]

Ron. the offending post that Mike and I were referring to has been removed.

Steve

[morzh]

I guess you did not see the womens' shoes next to the toilet bowl in a navy blue bathroom?

[462ron]

OK, I thought it was a weird response to a thread of mine on hold for awhile. No Mike, I must have missed the the toilet bowl post! It’s not even close to full moon yet! 

Ron

[462ron]

OK, winter doldrums are over so it’s back to spraying toner on my 37-116. Now I need to time my spraying days between days that are too windy or too humid. So was able to spray the trim with Mohawk Ultra Dark Walnut. Soon I will be able to do the cabinet body!

Ron        

[462ron]

Hi all, making slow progress on refinishing my cabinet. Had to stop last fall as I ran out of good weather. Started back up this year but getting a day with low enough humidity, not raining or not too windy has been a challenge. Anyway, I am almost to the point of applying the last coat of clear lacquer and want to know if I can use automotive rubbing compound on the cabinet once it cures? Thanks for any advice!

Ron

[jrblasde]

Beautiful console, Ron! I can’t say I know about the automotive rubbing compound. Is your intention to buff out minor scrapes in the wood? I’ve never heard of using buffing compound for wood.

[462ron]

Hi Joseph, I completely stripped the old finish from the cabinet and then washed it down with lacquer thinner, then OMS. Then sprayed on clear sealer then applied grain filler and rubbed it off. Then a few coats of colored lacquer and lastly several coats of clear gloss lacquer. After a few weeks to give it time to cure you can then use a rubbing compound to sort of even out the finish and smooth it then rub down with a paste wood wax. I have automotive rubbing compound just not sure if I can use that.

10 years ago I did a 6 hour round trip to buy this radio. I have gone through the 
chassis long ago and kept procrastinating on refinishing the cabinet ever since. I don’t like doing cabinet work at all  I figured it was time already to get this thing done!

Ron

[jrblasde]

Understood now. I wasn’t certain if the intention was to use it on bare wood or on lacquer.

I’ve never considered it before. I did some research online, and it sounds as though automotive rubbing compound, as opposed to other compounds, contains silicates. Some says that these are damaging to wood. Here’s one article I found: https://www.finewoodworking.com/forum/tu...g-compound

I don’t know any better, and you certainly may have different results. I do have a can of automotive rubbing compound, but it doesn’t list any applications other than for cars. Do you have a test piece of lumber that you could use? You might want to put a small strip of veneer on your test wood for most accurate results.

I read through this whole thread. Sounds like I’ve got some research to do! I’ve stained a few pieces of furniture: our coffee table I got from my mother, our TV stand in the living room (a repurposed Sears Silvertone console, with shelving added, from Habitat for Humanity which was in too bad of a shape to restore functionality), and a dresser. I’m familiar with stains, pre-stain treatment, and lacquer, but haven’t heard of toner.

[poulsbobill]

If i want a gloss type finish then after sanding down to 3000 grit or so i use Maguire's
ultimate compound to get that gloss.

Bill

[tbone]

When I refinished my 38-690, I used Mowhawk Polybuff to rub out the lacquer. I finished it with OZ cream polish.

Not everyone likes that gloss look, but I’m partial to it.

Polybuff

OZ Polish