jcamero
Who are you people anyway?
First, I do have a lot of experience rehabbing speakers, (refoaming, recapping, grill replacement, and refinishing), so my questions are to the dreaded swolen mitres from water damage, and reveneering.
First, without stripping the old veneer completely off the cabinets, can I veneer over the old veneer, as long as it is properly prepped? The speaker, (Frazier MK IV), the grill completely covers the face of the cabinet, and their is no edge banding. So any added thickness will only appear on the back side of the cabinet.
My second, and my greatest concern is the swolen mitres. Yes, the seams are split, about a 3/32" gap, but sure looks like the swolen areas are only about 1/2" to 3/4" in either direction from the mitres. I was wondering if I used a long shank flush cut router bit, could I actually square up the mitres, and then use a filler, (Bondo or it's equivilent?), to fill and smooth out the surfaces before reveneering. The Fraziers are such a great sounding speaker that I won't part with, and they need a proper cabinet restoration.
Any input will help.
First, without stripping the old veneer completely off the cabinets, can I veneer over the old veneer, as long as it is properly prepped? The speaker, (Frazier MK IV), the grill completely covers the face of the cabinet, and their is no edge banding. So any added thickness will only appear on the back side of the cabinet.
My second, and my greatest concern is the swolen mitres. Yes, the seams are split, about a 3/32" gap, but sure looks like the swolen areas are only about 1/2" to 3/4" in either direction from the mitres. I was wondering if I used a long shank flush cut router bit, could I actually square up the mitres, and then use a filler, (Bondo or it's equivilent?), to fill and smooth out the surfaces before reveneering. The Fraziers are such a great sounding speaker that I won't part with, and they need a proper cabinet restoration.
Any input will help.
