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Pics of Heresies: before and after


skaelin

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I spent a couple of hours yesterday working on my new old Heresy I speakers. I got the speakers about 3 days ago. I fixed a chip in the veneer and then reconditioned the finish using Howard's Restor-A-Finish and then Feed-n-Wax.

Before: see the water stains, chip and other flaws in the finish. The old finish was about 30 years old.

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After: this is what they looked like after 2-hours of work. No more water marks. No more chip. The next phase: new crossovers, tweeters, and internal dampening and sealing. Can't wait! I didn't know about half this stuff before joining the forum. Thanks for everyone's input on how to bring a pair of speakers back to life!

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 They look good, exactly how'd you do it?

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I soaked a piece of superfine steel wool with the Restor-A-Finish and rubbed it on the surface until the old finish liquified. I kept rubbing until all the watermarks and/or other imperfections were gone and then I buffed the slowly hardening surface with some very soft cotton cloths until the finish was done reamalgamating. I then waited about 20 minutes and then began rubbing in the wax with a cotton cloth. I did that until little bits of the cloth began to get caught in the grain. I let the finish sit a little longer and then I began buffing the wax into the finish with my bare hands. It worked like a champ. With the hand rubbing, the grain really took on some added depth. Don't ask me why. It just did.

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 Thanks,

Was it previously an oil or lacquer finish?

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I think they were oiled but the finish was so deteriorated I really couldn't tell. It doesn't matter though, the Restor-a-Finish will work on either.

BTW, does anybody know if these are oak or walnut?

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