[Jeremy]

I thought I would post some pictures of my progress on restoring the cabinet. The first photos show it with the old lacquer stripped from the top, sides, and trim using duct tape and scrapers, followed by a very small amount of filling and light sanding. In these pictures,the front panel has been cleaned with Howard's Restore-a-Shine and paste wax, and the knobs have been cleaned with Novus polish. I still need to dab some paint on the speaker screws and touch up the edges of the panel where they return into the grille cloth.

The second group shows the cabinet with the stripped portions stained. I decided not to use the toned lacquer method, because I do not feel I could achieve a good result with the spray can product. Certainly if I had professional spraying equipment, that would be the way to go. I applied a very dark stain and will follow up with many coats of Formby's tung oil varnish, a wipe-on product. With enough coats, this will build up the finish to a lacquer-like thickness. I will then rub it out and wax. The photos show the stain with no tung oil yet.

I am working on finding someone to do the electronic restoration.