Lipstick on a Pig

[eiraved]

I've decided on amber dye with semi-gloss lacquer. Finished the day and tomorrow I'll spray the lacquer. On its own, the dye has a goldish color. It turns brown when the clear coat is applied.

And no comments on the cluttered garage! Had to move Lilly's car out so I could work.

Time to start on the second cab.

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Great job in matching up the outside veneer! Not too shabby on the inside veneer either, placing matching rings on either side of the main driver.

 

[Soul Tramp]

Great job in matching up the outside veneer! Not too shabby on the inside veneer either, placing matching rings on either side of the main driver.

Thanks! I had enough veneer, so I was able to match things up reasonably well.

 

[DesertRatt]

That's some really nice veneering, Soul! Beautiful cabs!

 

[RVT1K]

Wow! Do they look great. You did a fantastic job.

 

[shawnwes]

Impressive. If you ever have enough time there are many much more ugly boxes out there that their owners would love an instruction manual on how to do the same. Enjoy.

 

[Mingo]

And no comments on the cluttered garage!

If you're able to get a car in the garage, it's not too cluttered. Nice job on the veneer!

 

[GlamrLama]

I've decided on amber dye with semi-gloss lacquer. Finished the day and tomorrow I'll spray the lacquer. On its own, the dye has a goldish color. It turns brown when the clear coat is applied.

And no comments on the cluttered garage! Had to move Lilly's car out so I could work.

Time to start on the second cab.

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Absolutely NO ONE is looking at the clutter! They are looking at those awesome cabs! Again, awesome work.

 

[Soul Tramp]

Impressive. If you ever have enough time there are many much more ugly boxes out there that their owners would love an instruction manual on how to do the same. Enjoy.

Veneering is actually much easier than it looks. Patience and some trial & error is all it takes. There are countless youtube videos that show how to do it. A "normal" speaker cab is fairly easy as it's all right angles and outside corners. If you use heat bonded PVA glue, as I did on this cab, you can always remove the veneer if there's a problem.

 

[bowtie427ss]

Nice work!

 

[Soul Tramp]

Finished up with 8 coats of lacquer. Tomorrow, I'll put it back together.

 

[mvandyke]

Yes, that definitely brought out the color of the vener!

 

[Soul Tramp]

The first one is done. Before and after pics.

 

[Soul Tramp]

Finished re-assembling the second cabinet today. This project is complete.