Help W/matching stain!
Rkruz
Does anyone have a receipe for a stain to match color of a Victor mahogany
phonograph? See details below:
* I have a Victor IV, w/mahogany cabinet.
* The motor board has been stripped and sanded to fresh bare wood.
* The rest of the cabinet is intact including finish which is in fine shape.
* I want to stain and finish the top to match the rest of the cabinet.
* Has anyone had success with a stain receipe to match a Victor mahogany
finish?
* Im hoping that Victor was very consistent with color, and if someone has
matched stain before it might also work for me.
Thanks in advance for any help!
Robert Kruse
John
Try Woodworker's Supply 800-645-9292. They have a Deep Cordovan Mahogany
stain that might work.
It's a bit late now, but be aware that refinishing is considered a last
resort, as it will always lower the value of the piece no matter how
carefully done, unless it was an absolute basket case.
Good luck,
John
Radio mf
>> Does anyone have a receipe for a stain to match color of a Victor mahogany
>> phonograph?
One bit of advice,, DON'T watch the furniture refinishing show on The
Learning Channel. They did one today. They put luan panels over the damage and
sprayed a mix of laquer and stain!
Alan Voorhees
In article <19971227221...@ladder02.news.aol.com>,
rad...@aol.com (Radio mf) wrote:
You can layer stains on top of each other to get the color you need. You
need to seal the bare wood with a coat of shellac (mix one part "3# cut
"white" or "clear" shellac to 5 parts of denatured alcohol) burshed on the
surface. When it's dry, sand lightly to remove any dust bumps and apply
the stain that will get you closest to the color you need. When the stain
has dried, add another coat of shellac (it has a different solvent and
will keep the next stain layer from lifting up the first), then add
another coat of stain of a color needed to get closer to the color you're
looking for.
You can repeat this process until you get just the right shade of the
color to match the original. Then add a final shellac coat, and finish,
preferably with lacquer.
The technique needed is detailed at http://www.antiqueradios.com/lacquer.shtml.
btw: On the show referred to above the technique of mixing lacquer and
stain is exactally what manufacturers did to apply to original finishes.
Commonly called "lacquer toner" it evens out the color on wood from
dirrerent trees so the color is uniform all around. And sometimes it's
necessary to replace damaged veneer with new pieces.
Alan Voorhees
http://www.antiqueradios.com