wizardofozzz Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Would appreciate any recommendations concerning the type oil and frequency of oiling on a vintage pair of '77 Cornwalls (C-WO). Thanks!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Forrestchump will likely recommend 5W40 but I suggest you wait for an intelligent response Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istari Posted March 7, 2003 Share Posted March 7, 2003 Boiled Lindseed oil. If they haven't been oiled in a while you may want to apply a couple of coats of oil several days apart. Be sure to wipe off any excess. They'll look great after a good rub down. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
j-malotky Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 OZZZ Look in the older files of this section. The same question was asked last fall, and Boiled Linseed oil is the answer thanks to our resident Heritage expert HDBR. I have about 4 coats on mine now and they look BRAND NEW again. The bookend woodgrain on the front of my Khorns looks awesome. JM Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCturboT Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Yep, do a search under "oil" and you should have a boatload of info. But the guys are correct-Boiled Linseed Oil is the best to use (and its cheap too). Jeff Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 Excellent to know! how do you know if your wood needs to be oiled? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 What about Pledge? No laughing.. I am serious. Can you use the spray pledge on them? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 You can use anything you want on em...but if you want em to look like they did when they came from the factory you need to just use boiled linseed oil...waxes just clog up the pores of the wood and make a mess you have to later remove. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 8, 2003 Share Posted March 8, 2003 HDBRbuilder Thanks for the reply. How often should you do this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 If veneer is REALLY dry...then one application every other day for 6 days...then once a month for 6 months then once a year Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Hey thanks Andy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marksdad Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 yup, this question came up just as i bought my corns, and the venerable hdbrbuilder said that boiled linseed oil was the answer, and knowing he is the guru i did as he suggested and wow! my corns look like they were fresh out of the box, and the odor is not even offensive, it reminds me as i walk into my home that my corns are waiting to play Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 OK, guys...this is getting a bit overboard now...LOL! "Guru"?..."Venerable"?..."Expert"? I am certainly not in any of these categories...LOL! I just worked there for a time and learned what they did and used...ok? I was just another blue-collar working stiff who happened to pay a bit of attention to what was going on around him...nothing more than that. But, thanks, anyway! You guys are causing my hats to become too small! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fini Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 ---------------- On 3/8/2003 11:04:31 PM HDBRbuilder wrote: ...waxes just clog up the pores of the wood and make a mess you have to later remove. ---------------- Man, tell me about it! ALWAYS put a base under your "mood candles"! fini Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynnm Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 There is no need to call Andy "Sir" "Sweet Prince" will suffice Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Istari Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Its nice to see that our resident "Guru"..."Venerable"..."Expert" on all things Klipsch is a humble soul who wishes to be referred to as "just another blue-collar working stiff" like the rest of us. BUT, I believe that we Heritage owners know who has the info we need and only wish to honor you and your knowledge. Long live HDBR...The King!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
m00n Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 You guys speake of "boiled linseed oil" does that mean I go down to a store and buy linseed oil and then boil it myself, or is that just what it is called and I apply it right out of the canister. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garymd Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 King HDBR Sir - Got my CWs back yesterday. They cleaned the cabinets with woodsoap, vacumed the insides, cleaned the horns with q-tips and cleaned the grills with air pressure. They haven't looked this good since I brought them home with me 23 years ago. They look BRAND NEW! BTW, they are stamped on the back of each with the initials MM KA. Serial #s are 24U332 and 24U333. I assume that was you. One question: Should I use boiled linseed oil on zebrawood as you would on other veneers? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HDBRbuilder Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 Moon, You just go down to Lowe's or Home Depot or wherever and get yourself a can of "boiled linseed oil"...that is what it is called and what the label will say. A gallon of it runs a few bucks and is enough to last most of a lifetime oiling a pair of speakers. Garymd, Zebrawood is naturally a bit oily to begin with...but if the veneer appears dry...use a very LIGHT application of boiled linseed oil...providing the finish is an oil finish to begin with!! Most of the zebrawood speakers were laquered tho...so if laquered, don't oil them! If there is an "A" stamped in, then that "A" stands for me...the other initial beside it was my helper's initial...and I had a large amount of helpers over that 7 year period(76-83)...and I can't remember all of their names! LOL! I had at least three with a "K" as their initial code...one was a Kevin, one was a Keith, the other was a KAREN(she was a cutie, too!). Some of them I would like to forget, too! LOL! Everytime I needed a helper they just sent over a newbie to be trained by me. There were TWO general exceptions to that in all of that 7-year period...one was Bois d'arc(Robert Wyatt), who came on board there about the same time I did and who often helped me...and the other was Steve...who was my helper...then my partner for most of my last two years there. Bad part of that is that these newbies often left the company within a few months...so I had lots of helpers over a 7-year period...some good...some not so good...but nothing left my work table and headed to the sanding room if it wasn't built right! My standard was to build it RIGHT the first time around or don't build it at all! And I had some helpers who just NEVER COULD get that through their heads!!...but...nothing from my worktable EVER got to the sanding room unless it was "RIGHT"...no matter how ticked-off my helpers got over that!!...and believe me...some of em got REALLY ticked-off over it, too! LOL! Generally-speaking, my initial(the "A") was the first initial of the pair...but sometimes the helper decided his initial should be up front...I just let it ride...until the final assembly foreman came over and chewed the helper out for me...LOL! I figured that it was no use in ALL the newbies' butt-chewings coming from me...might as well let some of the other "old hands" get a few bites in on occassion!! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M6 Driver Posted March 9, 2003 Share Posted March 9, 2003 What do you use to apply the oil? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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