4311WX ... black?? ... possible !?

[gugsi]

Hi

i have a pair 4311WX, ... the normaly should be walnut .... because the are black.... looks like the front and rear side.... 100% the same color

is it possible that JBL but the wrong numberplate on my JBLs ???

here a picture




greetings from austria
gugsi

[BMWCCA]

Umm, I think photos of the sides, and top and bottom might me more revealing.

[gugsi]

Umm, I think photos of the sides, and top and bottom might me more revealing.

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o.k. here some more pictures










greetings
gugsi

[grumpy]

often these were painted for custom installations... e.g., many were sold off
in such condition after the closing of a large US chain of recorded music stores.

[gugsi]

is it possible that the walnut finish is under the black color? ... did anybody have the same? .... 4311WX = black ???

[grumpy]

that's what I'm suggesting... WX = walnut.

There are stories/examples here in this forum somewhere, I believe many such
black-painted cabinets were obtained from Tower Records, while they were
selling off their assets.

[gugsi]

that's what I'm suggesting... WX = walnut.

There are stories/examples here in this forum somewhere, I believe many such
black-painted cabinets were obtained from Tower Records, while they were
selling off their assets.

Okay and thank you

i would like to try remove the black color.... to see what is behind .... i will beginn on the rear side

[grumpy]

I'd try the bottom, the back panel is not likely to be veneered.

[robertbartsch]

I not a cabinet maker but I would guess that removing black paint from veneer is a tall order.

A chemical paint remover may get most but not all of it off. Sanding using a super fine paper might be succesful in getting most of the rest of it off but the veneer is thin.

I would ask others here that have more experience than I before attempting this.

[gugsi]

I not a cabinet maker but I would guess that removing black paint from veneer is a tall order.

A chemical paint remover may get most but not all of it off. Sanding using a super fine paper might be succesful in getting most of the rest of it off but the veneer is thin.

I would ask others here that have more experience than I before attempting this.

thank you .... i will wait for some more answers ...


i have many time

[57BELAIRE]

If the black finish is tolerable, I'd leave it be.

You might find after all the work removimg it that the result
is disappointing...and end up painting them all over again.

Just my humble opinion

[grumpy]

If someone here has better recall than I, perhaps the story, with pictures
will pop up. I just can't remember who did this... maybe a few years ago?

At least you could then see if they had problems sanding through the veneer
or were successful...

... of course it could also be that the previous owner sprayed them black to
cover up problems with the veneer. :dont-know

Good news: it's not all that hard to re-spray something in a non-gloss black finish.

[hjames]

thank you .... i will wait for some more answers ...


i have many time

Forget stripping all that paint -= Why not just reveneer them?
The advantage of that is you are not limited to Walnut - you can use any finish you prefer!

Here's a look at the 4312A speakers I had briefly in late 2005 - they had the factory black finish.

[grumpy]

good point... also appears it was 4412's that came from Tower Records,
but -someone- here took a stab at refinishing a black-sprayed walnut pair...

[Titanium Dome]

Forget stripping all that paint -= Why not just reveneer them?
The advantage of that is you are not limited to Walnut - you can use any finish you prefer!

This is by far the best suggestion with the best end result.