studioman
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Hi! I have found help here in the past and I'm looking for help today!
I have made two large loudspeaker cabinets which I have veneered and stained, and now I need to apply a finish to them.
I veneered the cabs with "CV Brazilian Rosewood" veneer, that's an engineered veneer made to look like rosewood. it's literally manufactured from strips dyed and bonded into large sheets and treated with some kind of printing process.
The CV veneer (I think it stands for Constructed Veneer) is quite a soft wood, and has a paper backing. I also bought some heat sensitive film, designed for applying surfaces like veneer, which I used fairly successfully to apply all the panels.
Everything looked good, so I then sanded everything down with 240 grit and started to wipe over one panel with some thinners to degrease it. I stopped fairly quickly because the veneer was just starting to lift slightly. I think the solvent was softening the adhesive.
I let it dry, then instead of using thinners, I wiped everything down with a DRY cloth, and used COLRON Refined Wood Dye (Brazilian Rosewood) sparingly on the cabs.
I found this thick dye to work fairly well, much better than the old style Colron dyes that I remember from a similar job 40yrs ago.
As I applied the dye, I did find some areas of the veneer lifting slightly but they settled as the dye dried.
I have a couple of test pieces ready to use...to try out any finishes you recommend...to give me a MATT or SATIN finish.
My problem is....Choosing the right kind of finish.
I now realise that a water based finish is likely to lift the veneer. AND so might a solvent based (oil / cellulose based) finish.
What would you recommend, guys and girls?
Here is a pic of one of the cabs, fully veneered, but before the dye was applied....
https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/373658100316627151/
and this is the veneer:
http://vitalfixings.co.uk/cv-rosewood-brazilian-veneer-150-p.asp
I have made two large loudspeaker cabinets which I have veneered and stained, and now I need to apply a finish to them.
I veneered the cabs with "CV Brazilian Rosewood" veneer, that's an engineered veneer made to look like rosewood. it's literally manufactured from strips dyed and bonded into large sheets and treated with some kind of printing process.
The CV veneer (I think it stands for Constructed Veneer) is quite a soft wood, and has a paper backing. I also bought some heat sensitive film, designed for applying surfaces like veneer, which I used fairly successfully to apply all the panels.
Everything looked good, so I then sanded everything down with 240 grit and started to wipe over one panel with some thinners to degrease it. I stopped fairly quickly because the veneer was just starting to lift slightly. I think the solvent was softening the adhesive.
I let it dry, then instead of using thinners, I wiped everything down with a DRY cloth, and used COLRON Refined Wood Dye (Brazilian Rosewood) sparingly on the cabs.
I found this thick dye to work fairly well, much better than the old style Colron dyes that I remember from a similar job 40yrs ago.
As I applied the dye, I did find some areas of the veneer lifting slightly but they settled as the dye dried.
I have a couple of test pieces ready to use...to try out any finishes you recommend...to give me a MATT or SATIN finish.
My problem is....Choosing the right kind of finish.
I now realise that a water based finish is likely to lift the veneer. AND so might a solvent based (oil / cellulose based) finish.
What would you recommend, guys and girls?
Here is a pic of one of the cabs, fully veneered, but before the dye was applied....
https://uk.pinterest.com/pin/373658100316627151/
and this is the veneer:
http://vitalfixings.co.uk/cv-rosewood-brazilian-veneer-150-p.asp
