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I have to agree with Crist, his merchant skills are terrible. It very clearly says on his web site that he will make any labels not listed. I have requested two from him now that were not listed and both times got an email back, after two or three requests from me, saying that he is too busy to make them. As far as I am concerned he should take his site down if he has no intensions of meeting his customers expectations. I did buy one of his reproduction photo finish kits and it most certainly is better than nothing but a little more effort on his part would have produced a really nice product. The grain structure on mine looks like the camera was out of focus.
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Yesterday and today have been spent on applying the sealer coats along with the initial clear top coats. Hopefully tonight I can apply the decals and continue on with the top coats.
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I shot 5 coats of Mohawk DuraCoat Pre-Catalyzed Semi-Gloss 60 Sheen Lacquer #M614-24607 thinned 20% with Mohawk Lacquer Reducer 2255.
I waited about 10 minutes between coats. Later on tonight I did a little wet sanding to see how things are turning out. I used 800 grit wet sandpaper dipped in water and Dawn dish washing soap. I wrapped the sandpaper around a hard balsa block and did a little sanding on the hatch. Here is how it looks when it is sanded a little bit. Notice how "rough" the surface is and how the sanding starts to "level" the finish. Here is the same spot after a few more minutes of sanding. Notice how it is nearly all the same sheen? The finish is "leveled" and ready for the next coats. Lots more sanding on the whole cabinet before the next coats. Of course after sanding, I'll put on the decals and continue on with more coats. |
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Got the cabinet sanded today. Ready for the decals.
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Put on the decals today and the weather cooperated and I shot at least 10 more topcoats. 75 degrees and 35% humidity. The decals are almost buried. I'm sure after the lacquer gases off some there will be more showing.
Here are some pics of the decals and the final picture again with how it looked the first night I got it. |
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Some eagle eye notices that there is a "S" missing from the "Brightness" decal. Looks like some extra sanding is due now.
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Looks good otherwise though! |
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Thanks Eric. I take this stuff in stride. To take my mind off of that, I started to restore my GE 212 radio to go with my GE 810 TV.
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Looking good Chris. You have the toning perfect as compared to my original set. Very nice work!
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Your work is very nice. The quality shows though!
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Thanks for the kind words guys.
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Looks "Store Bought".. Most of mine look they've been at a dog fight///
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I think I'm going to darken the top hatch just a little bit. What do you think?
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It looks good as-is, but a very slight darkening wouldn't hurt it if you think it needs it.
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OK, here is where I am.
I wet sanded the cabinet using 600 wet/dry to level the surface. I did darken the hatch ever so slightly with a very light coating, dusting? using my Mohawk Brown Mahogany toner. Then yesterday I shot about 6 to 8 coats more of clear. Today I'm wet sanding it again with 600 grit to again level the surface in preparation of the final clear coats. Maybe tomorrow. |
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