Harmon Stickmon Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I have the opportunity to procure a set of Risers for my KG4's. Unfortunatly, they are in Oak Oil and not Walnut Oil. Has anyone ever successfully changed the Oak Oil finish to Walnut? I realize the grain is different, but its just the Risers so I'm not too concerned about the grain appearance. I'm not a wood worker, so I'd like to get an idea of just how much work this would be if it is indeed doable. Maybe I just need to be more patient and wait for a set Walnut Oil Risers to come available. I appreciate your input. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wuzzzer Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 I'd buy them and you can always paint them black. I think that would look sharp. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimjimbo Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Black risers will look just fine on KG4's. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerwoodKhorns Posted December 19, 2017 Share Posted December 19, 2017 Sand them down and stain them with a walnut stain that you can get at the Home Depot (Minwax is very common and you can get really small containers). I have Oak Forte II's that I will be staining Oak to match a pair of Chorus II's. Easy to do. I have oak railings that I stained to match my doors and they came out very nice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmon Stickmon Posted December 20, 2017 Author Share Posted December 20, 2017 Thanks everyone for your input. I recently purchased four KG4's from their original owner. Two had Risers and two did not. He had taken them off to stack the speakers and misplaced them over the years. I'd like to make them complete and keep them matching, so I will continue to pursue either staining a set of Oak oil Risers or finding a set of Walnuts. I was hoping that staining the Oak would not require allot of prep since it is lighter than the Walnut. Thanks again. tigerwoodKhorns, Nice railings! That must have been a big job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryanm84 Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 Where are you located? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JohnA Posted December 23, 2017 Share Posted December 23, 2017 I was thinking how striking walnut risers would look under oak speakers. Black ought to do it, or a MUCH darker walnut stain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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