Matthews Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I am not a beginner in working woods This is a NO BRAINER ...sand, stain, varnish, paint ALL other furnishings necessary to blend with your new Palladium 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sancho Panza Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Oh yah. Hate auto spell check Me, too; even borrowed someone's disclaimer for my sig-tag. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 whatever you do back off the hammer when you tighten up the binding posts.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legigi7 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Ideally I just would like to darken my speaker's finish. I will have the P37 with Natural finish which I find a bit to orange. I would like to go to something more like the Esspresso finish. Do you know any product doing that without sanding the speakers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legigi7 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Jim, you seems to be so optimistic... Don't worry I will b careful with them. No sanding or painting, just a kind of varnish to darken the former finish. Should be doable?!? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yep and you may want to put a potted plant on top of your speakers. And if you over water......not to worry you can grind out the white circles. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fuzzydog Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Ideally I just would like to darken my speaker's finish. I will have the P37 with Natural finish which I find a bit to orange. I would like to go to something more like the Esspresso finish. Do you know any product doing that without sanding the speakers? So why not just sell them and buy the espresso versions? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Thaddeus Smith Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Fundamentally, this is like going to a Corvette forum and asking people how you can spray paint your yellow Z06 to a darker color. It's just a dumb idea, and even dumber to ask us about it. I'd suggest finding an obscure woodworking forum that has no concept of the worth or importance for the speakers you're looking to mutilate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mungkiman Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Tinted polyurethane. Or... Buy them in Espresso. Or... Order them raw. Or... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I'm guessing we are being toyed with by the GiG! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legigi7 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Tinted polyurethane could work, thanks Mungkiman. Unfortunately I can only buy them in Natural color. Thaddeus, I did not ask you personally to answer me, so sorry if you're dumb enough to waste your time on this topic... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iRONic Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Thaddeus, I did not ask you personally to answer me, so sorry if you're dumb enough to waste your time on this topic... Now you're being a Richard Cranium. Richard Craniums can GTFO. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Thaddeus, I did not ask you personally to answer me, so sorry if you're dumb enough to waste your time on this topic... Actually his advice was spot on. I don't recall you asking ANYONE to personally answer you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Legigi7 Posted July 11, 2014 Author Share Posted July 11, 2014 Ok forget about it... Thanks for those who tried to help me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Yep and you may want to put a potted plant on top of your speakers. And if you over water......not to worry you can grind out the white circles. that's one of the wonderful things about the design of these speakers. My wife can't put anything on top of them. I think this is why Klipsch made them like that... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wstrickland1 Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Fundamentally, this is like going to a Corvette forum and asking people how you can spray paint your yellow Z06 to a darker color. It's just a dumb idea, and even dumber to ask us about it. I'd suggest finding an obscure woodworking forum that has no concept of the worth or importance for the speakers you're looking to mutilate. actually I'd really like to paint my Rally Yellow Camaro Synergy Green. I think it stinks that they discontinued that color... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage_Head Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) nm Edited July 11, 2014 by reference_head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marvel Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 Seriously, if you feel you need to do this, call Klipsch support and ask them. I believe the P-37 speakers have a lacquer finish, which can be dissolved. As previously mentioned, one of the Formby's products might work well for this. They used to have a refinisher that melted old/messed up finishes and smoothed it out. This type of mixture with a darker stain could get you the shade you want. Personally, I wouldn't do it, but they will be yours to do with what you want. Lord knows folks here have done weirder things. Bruce Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheric Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 (edited) ..."Thaddeus, I did not ask you personally to answer me, so sorry if you're dumb enough to waste your time on this topic"... But...you asked me and I was dumb enough to waste my time on this topic. I think we have spent enough time on this subject and with the OP. It seems no matter what we say or said, he is going to re-finish the speakers anyway. He only wants to hear what pleases him. Burn the Palladium to ashes if you wish! You'll get the ash gray color. Edited July 11, 2014 by cheric 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted July 11, 2014 Share Posted July 11, 2014 I am assuming that this is a hoax. But, the expresso seem to be the least desired finish, so staining natural to expresso is a bad move. I had asked about location because I have a set if Merlot 37's as surrounds, but I think that I will just keep them. If anyone does any sanding, veneer is very thin these days. Much thinner than it ever was in the past. Sanding is a very bad idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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