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Model 90 refinish
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Hi guys,


I carefully followed the extensive thread between John F and Eddie Brimmer regarding John's Philco Baby Grand refinish project. I read and re-read it, and finally mustered the courage to take a stab at doing my own 90. I got to grain filling, using Pore O Pac Medium Brown Walnut just as Eddie recommended. My cabinet is very much darker at this stage than John's was. In fact it closely resembles the reproduction cabinet made by Steve Davis. I am torn because I highly admire Steve's work, but don't understand why my cabinet looks so much different than John's. I sprayed 2 coat of gloss clear and haven't moved on to toning yet. I'm wondering what to do going forward. I planned to use perfect brown for the majority of the cabinet, with extra dark walnut for the base molding. I'm afraid that starting out so dark, I'll just have a mess on my hand. Maybe a light coat of toner to incorporate some reddish hue, then finish coats??


Messages In This Thread
Model 90 refinish - by mcusi - 08-25-2017, 06:02 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by OldRestorer - 08-26-2017, 10:33 AM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by mcusi - 08-26-2017, 11:40 AM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by OldRestorer - 08-27-2017, 10:45 AM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by mcusi - 08-27-2017, 01:09 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by OldRestorer - 08-27-2017, 01:59 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by mcusi - 08-27-2017, 03:04 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by OldRestorer - 08-27-2017, 06:30 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by mcusi - 08-27-2017, 07:12 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by OldRestorer - 08-28-2017, 09:28 AM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by mcusi - 08-28-2017, 10:29 AM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by OldRestorer - 08-28-2017, 03:04 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by mcusi - 08-28-2017, 03:16 PM
RE: Model 90 refinish - by OldRestorer - 08-28-2017, 09:42 PM



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