[Arran]

You did a good job with the faux graining on the grille bars, it probably looks better then the Dinoc type decal they used in the first place. Did you use paint or ink to create that faux graining?
With regards to the previous refinishing job I've seen some "
Weekend Warrior" refinishes that would make you loose your lunch looking at them up close, some would do it from 10 feet away. The oil stains they sell in the hardware stores aren't much good for anything let alone refinishing radio cabinets, they muddy the grain of the good woods but don't obscure the cheap stuff much at all. The worst stuff to get off are those stain "N" finish products and polyurethane.
Every yutz out there who picks up a brush thinks he can refinish a cabinet, your brand Z set is testament to that. There are some on the Braking Dog Forum that think that "Cowards" restore a finish is the cure for flaking and dead lacquer on a cabinet, it isn't. There is also an annoying habit with some people, probably squirly antique dealers, to rub cabinets down with "refinisher" which is basically glorrified acetone, I have at least two cabinets where the finish was smeared around and ruined by that junk with no regard to where the shading began and ended.
Regards
Arran