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Originally Posted by marty59
What did you use to remove that old finish? Looks like it cleaned up really nice!
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Just Citristrip took it right off, won't need a lot of sanding.
I was experimenting with the legs today, tried a couple different Toners.
The Medium Brown is nice but probably too light, the Van Dyke Brown was a little too dark and hard to apply without getting it really dark.
I think maybe I need a Dark Walnut.
I bought eight cans of Mohawk Toners at the Thrift a couple weekends ago, most are full.
I got three cans of Fruitwood Brown, I have no idea what that looks like but if it's appropriate I'll use it since it only cost me $2 a can.
I only really need to tone the hardwood trim, it really light colored and too hard to take stain, the top and sides are darker and I can probably stain them to the right color.
this set is just plain Brown, not Reddish Brown like many of the 1940's sets
I have some Lacquer Tints I bought for a Philco, I could do a Heywood Wakefield style Yellow finish.
Maybe you guys can help me pick a Grille Cloth, the original has a diamond pattern and some gold thread, I was thinking Grille Cloth.com's pattern number 78 might look nice with a Walnut cabinet.
http://www.grillecloth.com/grillcloth/gallery.php
Here's the original, the back side doesn't look all that much darker than this.
