jayu969 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I recently purchased a pair of Heresy II in Oiled Walnut (WO). The veneer has some pretty deep scratches and also some water rings that I will NOT be able to get out. I also purchased a pair of Crites angled risers (pine) as mine did not have them. I think re-veneering is the route I need to go to get them looking their best. I would love to re-veneer them in cherry or something different than walnut however I would like to keep them in a condition for best resale. Just looking for other experience with re-veneering in the same or different veneer than the labels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I had my Revel B15 subwoofer re-veneered in natural cherry from sycamore. I am sure the serial numbering indicated what finish it was. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 You could always re-veneer in a lighter shade of walnut. Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm84 Posted July 10, 2016 Share Posted July 10, 2016 I have birch cornwalls that had some decent damage to corners and edges. After fixing that with wood fillers, I re-veneered using walnut. I left the back edge of the cabinet where the factory stamped serial number information alone as my stickers were gone. I also built new risers as those appeared to have water damaged or dry rotted from being here in the Az desert. There are several build threads here from people who have done this. Good luck in whatever you choose to do! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayu969 Posted July 10, 2016 Author Share Posted July 10, 2016 ryanm84...thanks for the info. So which wood filler did you use? I also need to add some filler to the flat area to fill some uneven area. How did you bond your veneer? Thanks, Jay Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scrappydue Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 i will tell you right now if you are planning on veneering right on top of the walnut veneer that is already on there, be prepared for a nightmare. i struggled for ever working on a set of kg-4's. finally after about 100 emails back and forth with the company i bought all my veneer supplies from he figured out the substrate was the issue. veneering on veneer is not great to begin with but walnut is one of the WORST because of some kind of acid in the wood. basically i rolled glue on the veneer, and it was fine. soon as i started to rill the speaker itself the glue dried almost immediately. went through about 50$ in rollers doing this and probably 30$ in mineral spirits trying to save rollers. when i did my center channel build and veneered straight to mdf it was about 1000 times easier. anyways just be prepared for a headache. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm84 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I think it was plastic wood or something like that. If you have a lot of missing material, bondo works well. I used contact cement. 2 applications of glue to the speaker and 2 to the veneer. No issues. I haven't tried to cover walnut so I cannot say how easy or difficult that would be. I sanded the speakers down before trying to veneer to get a little more tooth for everything to grab onto. I would suggest a paper backed veneer in any case. Cherry is good but it will get red over time if exposed to sunlight. Something to keep in mind if you go that route. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm84 Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 You can do a search on " Cornwall grille question - Cornwall Refurb Final Pics Project Complete" If you want to see my build. It was a fun project. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaMike Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 I have a huge file of pics on photobucket of the complete reveneer of my Heresy's. Read here thread here--> https://community.klipsch.com/index.php?/topic/164392-1978-heresy-restoration-complete/#entry2034912 Photobucket pics of the process: http://s1368.photobucket.com/user/MCoffel/library/Klipsch%20Heresy%20Restoration Let me know if I can help! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayu969 Posted July 11, 2016 Author Share Posted July 11, 2016 BamaMike: Excellent set of photos and end result looks great!!! Scrappydue: Briefly thought about veneering over top the existing veneer, but came to the conclusion that was NOT a good option. That said, removing the existing veneer is a pain! ryanm84: Thanks the info. I actually bought some Bondo wood filler...have not used it yet, but it does not shrink and dry time is quick. So far I have only completed removal of the veneer on one of the two speakers. I will post some photos soon as the project progresses. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BamaMike Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Try a heat gun on the veneer along with a carpenter's chisel to get your veneer off. Some of mine came off easily and some was VERY difficult resulting in some minor chipping/damage to the plywood. Nothing the wood bondo couldn't fix! Once again... any issues or questions, throw them out there! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willland Posted July 11, 2016 Share Posted July 11, 2016 Scrappydue: Briefly thought about veneering over top the existing veneer, but came to the conclusion that was NOT a good option. That said, removing the existing veneer is a pain! Nothing wrong with veneering over veneer but if it is walnut oil then you must remove the oil from it if you ever want the new veneer to adhere. Others can chime in on that. My friend and forum member JHoak did the reveneering(over exisitng veneer) on my Revel B15 and it turned out wonderfully. We used iron on natural cherry from these guys.. http://www.tapeease.com/hot_melt_sheets.htm Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jayu969 Posted July 12, 2016 Author Share Posted July 12, 2016 Thanks for the feedback! I also did get some minor chipping/damage however as mentioned expect the bonding to resolve that. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forte Too Posted June 18, 2019 Share Posted June 18, 2019 This is the EXACT project I want to do, except with Ebony wood veneer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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