bpplaysguitar Posted March 8, 2021 Share Posted March 8, 2021 My recently-acquired CF4s have just a little bit of space where the black stain has faded away. Can I buy a similar level of gloss black and do some sort of touch up with some light wiping on of thin coats? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman1 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 I’ve used a Spanish oak gel stain when I’ve recoated the entire cabinet matches really well. I can get you the brand name if you like, I’ll have to go dig for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
001 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 18 hours ago, bpplaysguitar said: My recently-acquired CF4s have just a little bit of space where the black stain has faded away. Can I buy a similar level of gloss black and do some sort of touch up with some light wiping on of thin coats? Yes you can, any brand of black stain will work. some use actual paint such as a semi gloss when re-doing the whole cabinet but for spot treatment a black stain should darken those areas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
triceratops Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Years ago, I owned a pair of black 1970's LaScala's that were in great shape, except that the previous owner had lightly sanded a few small spots in preparation for touch up. He never got around to touching them up before he passed away. I didn't think it would be too hard to match the black finish. I was wrong. There seem to be infinite variations of hue and shine between flat black and gloss black paint. I enlisted the help of a professional bike painter, but we never succeeded in touching up those spots to my satisfaction. In my experience, it is a far more difficult task than spot-detailing a walnut oil finish. Maybe other folks with more skill have figured it out, but I failed completely. However, the LaScala paint did not show the grain like your CF-4's, so that could make it a different story. I'm sure we could have refinished the entire cabinets (or just specific panels) with great results, but I was opposed to that. Like many accumulators of old speakers, or guitars, or bicycles, I decided to leave it alone and call it patina. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Madman1 Posted March 9, 2021 Share Posted March 9, 2021 Bad picture, but the brand is Old Masters, it is a wiping stain. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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