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Wood grain on model 70
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04-29-2009, 08:43 PM
You can do a very acceptable job of mitigating those millions of tiny cracks with a number of off the shelf products. I'm a fan of Briwax with 0000 steel wool or a green Scotchbrite pad. Gotta use the old style Briwax with toluene, not the new stuff. It tends to soften the sharp edges of the tiny cracks to where they smooth right out.

I redid a RCA 140 that was on the borderline of wanting a complete re-finish job. Lots of scratches and the alligatoring to boot. The Briwax did a wonderful job and the finish now is as silky smooth as if I had totally redone it.

I hear that some other products do just as well but I haven't tried many of them.

FWIW.

-Bill
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Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 04-26-2009, 07:05 PM
RE: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 06-08-2012, 03:31 PM
RE: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 06-09-2012, 11:09 PM
RE: Wood grain on model 70 - by Arran - 06-11-2012, 02:51 AM
RE: Wood grain on model 70 - by Steve Davis - 06-11-2012, 07:43 AM
RE: Wood grain on model 70 - by Eliot Ness - 06-11-2012, 10:45 AM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Texasrocker - 04-27-2009, 02:24 AM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Ron Ramirez - 04-27-2009, 06:49 AM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 04-28-2009, 08:07 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by exray - 04-29-2009, 08:43 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 04-29-2009, 09:30 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Ron Ramirez - 04-29-2009, 10:26 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by exray - 04-30-2009, 08:26 AM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Jim Berg - 04-30-2009, 08:00 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 04-30-2009, 09:45 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 04-30-2009, 09:46 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 04-30-2009, 09:49 PM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Jim Berg - 05-10-2009, 12:39 AM
Re: Wood grain on model 70 - by Music in a bottle - 05-10-2009, 10:41 PM



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