convicted21 Posted January 30, 2009 Share Posted January 30, 2009 My Forte's are a little rough nothing too deep, basically surface. What is the best way to go about refinishing these cabinets? What about new veneer? Does this affect resale value negatively? What are some of your experiences with this subject?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bill H. Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Send greg928gts an email He is one of the Masters in Refinishing/Reveener about Speakers................ Another Idea is try Formby's Furniture Refinisher..........light sanding and following directions has worked well for me on Items I've restored. JMHO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Greg is certainly one of our best on veneer. Look at the below thread on doing Heresy's; similar and shows some repair issues just in case you have some "dings". http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/109693.aspx Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
veloceleste Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greg928gts Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 Look at the below thread on doing Heresy's; similar and shows some repair issues just in case you have some "dings". http://forums.klipsch.com/forums/t/109693.aspx Somehow I missed that thread Marshall. Great writeup. You should put this into a webpage or pdf. You do very detailed work. Greg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 if you're refinishing, don't you have to restart first? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convicted21 Posted January 31, 2009 Author Share Posted January 31, 2009 Thanks for the quick responses guys !! I would like to try one of these products out on the Forte's, where can I find these ? Are they online or do I need to go to a furniture repair center?? thanks again! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Edgy Posted January 31, 2009 Share Posted January 31, 2009 if you're refinishing, don't you have to restart first? If you're like me, you'll reprocrastinate and not redo it at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Colter's just "restating" the "refinishing" thing for "research" purposes...[H][][] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convicted21 Posted February 1, 2009 Author Share Posted February 1, 2009 I found the Howard product at Westlake Ace, but what color would I use on the Black Ash Forte's ? Looks like the darkest they sell is Ebony brown or Dark oak. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colterphoto1 Posted February 1, 2009 Share Posted February 1, 2009 Klispch black is a black lacquer sprayed on, I don't think you will find a stain color compatible with it. GLA51 will be along with more data on this particular finish. He's our local lacquer expert. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convicted21 Posted February 4, 2009 Author Share Posted February 4, 2009 So if the Howard product will not match the Black Ash close enough, what should I be using to get these speakers looking great again? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 5, 2009 Share Posted February 5, 2009 Soory for the delay... My Colter-Alarm batteries died from the cold weather....[] The "black" ash is a OPEX/Valspar semi-gloss lacquer primer, a #40 sheen black production lacquer (SSG) with a #40 sheen clear coat. You can try to match it with some store bought semi-gloss lacquer, but dependent on the scratches, dings, etc, it will probably not match. The best method, if you are going to keep them is to remove the drivers, sand, prep and then either veneer, or do lacquer. Lacquer is a whole different ball game because you have to have the right gun, correct lacquer, know how to mix it/ thin it for spraying, have a safe place to do it, and really practice to get it right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
convicted21 Posted February 5, 2009 Author Share Posted February 5, 2009 I dont have the correct spray gun to apply the lacquer in the matter you are suggesting, so my question would be whats the best method for hand application? brush, roller?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Groomlakearea51 Posted February 6, 2009 Share Posted February 6, 2009 It can be done.... This post is only my opinion and based on my experience fooling around with that method. I have done a couple pairs of old scrap Heresy cabinets to see what can be done and these are my observations. You will have to make sure the lacquer is thinned at least 20%; the temperature is at least 70 degrees, and you use a very, very good brush (good = expensive...). Before you apply the lacquer, you will need to find a piece of birch or ash plywood (birch is fine), and practice applying the primer, then the lacquer and then a clear coat. You can apply the primer with a roller, but it must be a small (6") cotton very short nap roller. You can also do the lacquer in the same fashion. A topcoat of clear, however, requires the brush. Regardless of how well you do it, you will see some brush strokes when examining up close. Always work with the grain. Rule on brushing lacquer: More lacquer primer, less lacquer SSG and unless you really need to have the clear coat, stop at that point. The key is to make sure the lacquer is thinned. If thinned correctly, it will flow out flat and dry to the touch within about 4-5 minutes at the most. That's why practice and experimenting will be the key. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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