Refreshing Black Veneer on a CS1000p

Inspector 24

I've used this method on a few speakers before with good results. This guy had a few little dings and scratches in it, making it look a little older than it performed. Here's how I went about touching up the veneer of my black CS1000p.

First cleaning it with a light solution of Windex and water to get little bits of dirt/smudges off it, then allowing it to dry thoroughly so the next steps will be more effective.




Then, using a Minwax Wood Finish Stain Marker in Ebony I stain underlying wood a nice black, using a healthy amount on the bigger chip.



Then to blacken up the rest of the veneer and cover up other tiny tiny spots I stripe up the sides, then rub with a paper towel to distribute the stain. You can see the before/after in the half-done top.



I rub it out in 3-4 steps until the towel is near clean, then set it aside to dry for a couple days.



End result, a nicely refreshed blackness and hidden scratches.

boston1450

That does look nice. Great job. As heavy as that thing is - i can understand why it may have scratches here n there. Thanks for the tip

vmaxer

Looking great.

chefkungfu

Great tip! Thank you for sharing and excellent work!

Inspector 24

Yes, it is a heavy beast indeed. I've done this to a dozen or so RTx Series speakers so far, works great every time, always makes them look so pretty and new.

Sounds awesome too. Great speaker for running Mono...In fact I bet two of them stood on end would make pretty great left and right channels!

Gatecrasher

That looks great! I'm going to try it on one of my SRT satellites tonight.