Admiral 24C16 restoration

[jeyurkon]

That faceplate came out great! What grade of sandpaper did you use? Did you buff it by hand?

I'm a little confused by the Mohawk colors. I used Classic Brown Mahogany and it came out much like your dark red. When I look at the color chart it appears that the brown was intended to be applied much lighter than I did and on a test piece a light coating does appear to be brown.

The deep red on the color chart looks more like the brown I was looking for and is about the same shade.

I also made mine too dark but I lightened it up with 600 grit sandpaper before the final clear coat.

Your cabinet came out great! It takes a real perfectionist to strip a cabinet they just finished and start over.

John

[bandersen]

Originally Posted by jeyurkon

That faceplate came out great! What grade of sandpaper did you use? Did you buff it by hand?

I'm a little confused by the Mohawk colors. I used Classic Brown Mahogany and it came out much like your dark red. When I look at the color chart it appears that the brown was intended to be applied much lighter than I did and on a test piece a light coating does appear to be brown.

The deep red on the color chart looks more like the brown I was looking for and is about the same shade.

I also made mine too dark but I lightened it up with 600 grit sandpaper before the final clear coat.

Your cabinet came out great! It takes a real perfectionist to strip a cabinet they just finished and start over.

John

I used #600 - #1500 followed by Novus #2 and Novus #1. All by hand.

I'm still confused by the Mohawk colors! I suspect the base color plays a big role with some of the toners.

A couple coats of Mohawk Deep Red looks almost black. I used what I had left on my recent Haillicrafters project for the base and front trim.

Mohawk Red Mahogany / Cherry is far to light. Two coats of Dark Red Mahogany on lightly stained veneer was a perfect match. Go figure.

I did wait about 3 months before redoing it Also, keep in mind I only stripped the top before. This time I stripped the rest too.