Reparing chip on old Heresy cabinets?

[kelly001]

I have the option of buying a pair of Heresy from the early eighties but there's a quarter size chip on the top. Looks like a veneer more than real wood in the photo. I thought the old cabinets were 100% food?!?!? Is that not true. Anyway of repairing a veneer chip if that is indeed the problem?

[luckasaaron]

I'm not sure any of the cabinets were 100% food. Though Paul went through many different designs in his heyday he decided to get out of the organic food-based speaker business long before the organic movement became popular among middle to upper class housewives in the middle 2000s. []

[rcarlton]

Repairing the veneer would be no problem:

1. Clean the chip with a toothbrush.
   
2. Fill the chipped area with a good wood filler (for example Famowood). Fill
   slightly raised above the surface and extend out over the veneer a tiny bit.
   
3. Smooth the filler with a razor blade to rough it in, then 400 grit sandpaper
   to finish. Stay within the confines of the repair area. While sanding stop
   frequently and feel the surface. You will see the edges of the filler become
   transparent as you sand closer to the finish. DON'T REMOVE ANY OF THE FINISH
   AROUND THE REPAIR AREA.
   
4. Mask the area within about an 1/8 of an inch all the way around.
   
5. Spray on a few coats of color toner. Mohawk makes toner. Try to match as
   close as you can. Custom mixing is probably the best way to go. Apply as many
   thin coats as needed to bring it to the right tone. Use your finger to remove
   toner that is getting on the original finish.
   
6. After it is matching, use a needle to draw in the grain. Draw lines and dots
   that make up the grain. You get to be artsy!
   
7. After you are satisfied with the grain, take some flat black spray and put
   some on a paper towel and color the grain by rubbing it with the paper towel.
   
8. One more quick light shot of toner. No masking tape this time!
   
9. Finally you need to get a uniform sheen as the rest of the speaker. Use
   steel wool. I suspect your speaker was finished with boiled linseed oil, so a
   light coat of BLO. That ought to do it.

Of course you could hire someone to do the repairs.

[kelly001]

whao! Thanks for the detailed instructions. I might actually try it on an old desk that needs work before I attempt any speaker repair.

Just out of curiosity do you restore and sell on Craigslist in Texas?

[rcarlton]

Whoa! Thanks for the detailed instructions. I might actually try it on an old desk that needs work before I attempt any speaker repair.

Just out of curiosity do you restore and sell on Craigslist in Texas?

Nope. I have reveneered a couple of pairs of Heresy's for my amusement in Bubinga.

[oldbuckster]

OR, get a couple of DARK pieces of glass to fit the tops, and cover the chips ............

[getech]

Get yourself some borax, some wood glue and a matching stain. The borax interacts with the glue to create a nice filler and will color, damn it looks nice. Stable is another consideration.

[fini]

Nope. I have reveneered a couple of pairs of Heresy's for my amusement in Bubinga. 

 

I thought you lived in Dallas.