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38-116 toner colores
#1

Now that I have the chassis done and am starting cabinet I have a few questions.

I have never seen an original finish in good condition What gets toned and what colors I should use?

I am thinking about using #03 grill cloth from radio daze looks like the closest thing available if anybody has a better idea let me know.
#2

Finished Stripping the cabinet today sealed one side of it going to start grain filling tomorrow hope it goes better than my 19b did my least favorite part of refinishing.
#3

No one ever answered your questions on toner, so let me say this: I would use Medium Walnut (Tone Finish) overall, with Perfect Brown (Ultra Classic) on the "white wood" trim.

#03 is probably as close as you will get on the grille cloth, unless Radio Daze offers the original-type #41 again in the near future. It can be seen here on the Wayback Machine in this snapshot of the grillecloth.com site from 2007:

http://web.archive.org/web/2007121402282...es/p3.html

Oh, and good luck on the grain filling - it's my least favorite part of refinishing, also. I'm waiting for some new Constantine's walnut grain filler to arrive so I can try again.

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Ron Ramirez
Ferdinand IN
#4

Thanks for the toner colors I have some of those left over from my 19b but will have to order some more of the Medium Walnut

I am on my second try on grain filling today don't think it was dry enough when I took it off.

one thing I learned from my 19b was to seal it before grain filling it made my 19b darker than it should have been.

After reading your post I order the #03 grill cloth so thanks again.
#5

After 3 tries on grain filling it must have gone bad it never really got dry so I order some Constantines Walnut grain filler hope it works.

Been reading post here by Ron I am going to try the ideas in those post.




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