Restoration phase one. Tops and sides, I mixed colour matched filler and mended dinged corners and edges, plus panel scrapes. Will dry overnight for a rub down tomorrow, then I'll do the bottoms.
https://i.imgur.com/3zSV90B.jpg
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Restoration phase one. Tops and sides, I mixed colour matched filler and mended dinged corners and edges, plus panel scrapes. Will dry overnight for a rub down tomorrow, then I'll do the bottoms.
https://i.imgur.com/3zSV90B.jpg
Is that a ikea lack table in the background, Geoff?
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How are the speaker cabs coming along Geoff?
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Right, some progess.
Didn't get anything done last week, was a bit under the weather. Now the cabinets have had the veneered faces largely repaired, it took a lot of prep and sanding. I'm finishing the bottoms first as they are the worst.
The one to the left has just had the first coat of satin finish, it's patchy but will be perfect once completed. The one to the right awaits a final brief rub down before it gets a coat, it actually looks better than the left one did. At least the gouges and dings are far less visible.
https://i.imgur.com/TibURFL.jpg
First coat on No.2 base. Yes patchy again and the marks still slightly visible, the camera flash is enhancing them, they don't show much in normal light. These cabinets are actually no worse than my last Tannoys and those looked beautiful by the time I'd finished. I'll let these dry properly overnight now before doing more.
https://i.imgur.com/MmUMVAS.jpg
Look OK for first coat
Definately better than before.
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Well they're coming along now. I've done this kind of restoration a good few times and they will look fine eventually, although it would probably have been just as easy to reveneer the cabs. :)
A bit more rubbing down and polishing later today and I may post another photo or two.
The real fun starts once I have these boxes finished. I have to alter the baffles to accept ports instead of the original ABR, whip the drivers out of the scruffy Tannoy Ascot donor speakers, recone them to (modified) SRM10B spec and install them in these cabs along with re-capped crossovers.