robertbartsch
08-13-2008, 12:40 PM
I acquired two very nice floor cabinents that are about 40 years old and which will hold 15" woofs, compression drivers and horn lenses.
They are lightly scratched in places and I beleive the existing finish is varnish over stain. These are hardwood, not veneer. In some areas like the moulding around the top and bottom, there is a film of wax crud (??) from years of use.
Anyway, on a hunch, I took a scotch pad and some mineral sprits and cleaned the wax crud from one of the moulding pieces.
This seemed to work well with the spirts softening the old finish a tad and lightening it in color. After an hour or so the finish hardened again and the spirit bath did not seem to do any lasting harm to the old finish.
I plan to use the mineral spirts and scotch pad for the entire surface and then I will lightly sand the boxes and finish them with a product that contains both stain and a satin poly finish that matches the old finish.
Question; Is the spirit bath a good idea?
Thx...
They are lightly scratched in places and I beleive the existing finish is varnish over stain. These are hardwood, not veneer. In some areas like the moulding around the top and bottom, there is a film of wax crud (??) from years of use.
Anyway, on a hunch, I took a scotch pad and some mineral sprits and cleaned the wax crud from one of the moulding pieces.
This seemed to work well with the spirts softening the old finish a tad and lightening it in color. After an hour or so the finish hardened again and the spirit bath did not seem to do any lasting harm to the old finish.
I plan to use the mineral spirts and scotch pad for the entire surface and then I will lightly sand the boxes and finish them with a product that contains both stain and a satin poly finish that matches the old finish.
Question; Is the spirit bath a good idea?
Thx...