[Geoff]

The issue that I ran into that made me step away from this project for awhile was on the top left rounded edge. I was able to fill in the pitting elsewhere on the top as described in post #134 but I just could not fill in the spots satisfactorily on the rounded edge. Out of frustration I dunked a fairly fat artist brush into some lacquer and just gobbed it on in the spot I was having the issue with. That filled in the pitting just great but when I went to sand it down I ended up going through the finish until I saw the wood. That's when I stepped away for awhile. I came back a couple of weeks ago and hit only the bare wood area with several thin coats of extra dark walnut. Then last Friday I hit just that area with several thin coats of clear gloss. Then gave the entire cabinet 3 final coats of gloss. Here is what the edge looks like and the entire cabinet:

[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]

[Image: http://antiqueradios.com/gallery/main.ph...alNumber=2]

The pictures aren't the best but when I look at it I cannot tell where I went down to the wood. The discoloration next to the white reflection of the light is a reflection of my arm while taking the photo. This is my first attempt at refinishing a cabinet and one thing I have found is that lacquer is very forgiving. I had some minor runs and a dust spec or two here and there along the way but they all sanded out just fine.

I'm now going to let this dry for 30 days and do the final hand rubbing. My goal is a semi-gloss finish so I'll need to do a little research on that.

- Geoff