Fake woodgrain, need restoration tips

[oldtvman]

They used various types of finishs, some of the sets had a thin wood veneer bonded to the press board cabinets. If that is the case you could go to a lumber yard that supplies wood used to make furniture and other fine pieces and buy a new sheet of veneer. It would be the same process used in laminating kitchen cabinets. The other option is to clean is up real good and then apply one of the stains mixed with poly-urethane finishs.