kswitzer Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 Well, the RB-76 crack is a nod to the fact these were listed as such on e-bay for $325 for the PAIR. $80 shipping and 20 in tax, and I have my very own pair. Both had superficial scratches, one pretty badly on the top, but I didn't want them black anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 good , time to grab an orbital sander , and use 200 and 400 grit sand paper , get down to the bare wood , you might be surprised as to what is lurking under that black paint - Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswitzer Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Someone somewhere said the black Klipsch paint comes off well with the orange citrus stripper. I'm a fan and have used it many times on other products, so I had a jug lying around. The rubber feet pried off easy enough and I did a test patch on the bottom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswitzer Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 49 minutes ago, RandyH000 said: time to grab an orbital sander Because I didn't know how thick the ash veneer was, no way I was gonna hit these with an electric sander. I'm already done with refinishing them but hit my daily upload limit on the second post. I'll resume tomorrow with smaller images... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OO1 Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 59 minutes ago, kswitzer said: Someone somewhere said the black Klipsch paint comes off well with the orange citrus stripper. I'm a fan and have used it many times on other products, so I had a jug lying ar I've used a similar orange product before , to remove thick encrusted glue ,--------nothing worked , except this stuff - 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswitzer Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 Unlike other stripped finishes, the Klipsch black doesn't bubble up, and it strips fast. It almost wipes off, although I scraped it. After all sides were stripped and wiped down and soft brass brushed with mineral spirits: 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AndreG. Posted December 31, 2020 Share Posted December 31, 2020 I used finest grade steel wool as last step and mineral spirits as well.The spirits will take a few days to evaporate, so the color of Your verneer can change still. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswitzer Posted December 31, 2020 Author Share Posted December 31, 2020 9 hours ago, AndreG. said: I used finest grade steel wool as last step and mineral spirits as well. Me too. I will get to that shortly. At this stage I was just trying to open up the grain and get more of the black paint out of the ash grain. The fine soft brass brush worked really well for that. Basically I kept at it until no more color was coming off with my mineral spirit scrub. I have a cherry R-112SW and cherry RP-440C, so I wanted to get some red into these cabinets. I had some minwax Red Oak stain, so I slathered it on. Man it looked pretty. I let the stain soak in until it was tacky, almost dry and then wiped off as much as I could. Unfortunately that was almost all of it. The stain just did not want to take. After letting it dry overnight, I started with 100% tung oil diluted with mineral spirits. The next day it was 0000 steel wool followed by 100% tung oil. Same thing the day after that, and the day after that. Then it was time for reassembly. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswitzer Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 For those other geeks in these forums that want to see innards, here they are. Empty box. Very heavy even without the components. Note the matching speaker tag with serial number inside the box. Crossover: Driver with huge magnets... And speaking of huge magnets, look at that horn (with ink pen for scale). Inside for dampening there's just one layer of loose foam. On the front, the driver goes direct against the wood, then a thin foam layer under the horn/faceplate: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswitzer Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 So the final product turned out fantastic. Not as red as I hoped they'd be, but the ash looks really nice with a wood finish. Not a scratch to be seen after refinishing that buggered up top. 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kswitzer Posted January 1, 2021 Author Share Posted January 1, 2021 Realized I needed a better right speaker stand, so whipped up this distressed beauty from an old barn beam... And the final product... 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC39693 Posted January 1, 2021 Share Posted January 1, 2021 Really well done RB-75s, great job. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kgmoney5 Posted February 25, 2021 Share Posted February 25, 2021 Great work man! Glad these went to someone who had the patience and skill to bring them back to a beautiful state! They are special to say the least! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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