CTC-7: I am NOT smarter than the manual!

[sampson159]

depending on the type of wood in the "photofinish",it can be replicated with minimal supplies.i ve just finished a zenith radio that had a severly damaged cabinet.couple different colors of stain,an artist brush,a sea sponge and some flat brown paint.my finish product has fooled some friends.although not perfect,i am pleased with the results.using a small roller,apply flat paint to surface.tear off a piece of sea sponge and dip into lighter of the stains.dab onto painted surface lightly.when dry,do same with darker stain.take an artist brush and pull stain to grain like pattern.pull in wavy like pattern.let this dry after finished for several days.take very fine,(00) steel wool and lightly rub surface.after rubbing and tack rag,apply gloss finish.i use tung oil of the wipe on variety.teak oil,danish oil,wipe on poly,etc.it will produce a pleasing,woodlike finish.it is time consuming but the finish result will be worth it.i ll post pics later.i have also done some paper woodgrains on an inkjet printer.these look good also.there is a really nice but expensive product out there call dy-noc.i have done a radio in this and the results are very good.personally,i like my paint and stain finish best