As many of you have seen, I've started working on an amberola 30. I've been going at the wood with gojo and steel wool daily, but I don't think I will be satisfied with the results unless I refinish it. While the lid is in pretty good shape, I know that it will not match up unless I refinish both the cabinet and the lid. What stain, grain filler, and shellac finish that I should use?
I have also looked into buying asphaltum, and it seems to be incredibly expensive (at least by my standards). The one that I know of that is accurate is the one from liberty Hudson (http://www.libertyonthehudson.com/pontypool.html) Does anyone know of a cheaper source of asphaltum that will yield similar results?
Sorry for all the dumb questions
Martin
Oak stain and asphaltum alternatives.
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
May people forgo the Ashphaltum and just prime the and paint the bedplate using a good primer and a Black enamel spray bomb, Add decals, then shellac over that...
Personally, I use the Original Industrial Krylon which is more of a Lacquer (not found in stores). It can still be found on Ebay and at Grainger outlets and Grainger online.
Good Minwax Oak Stains can be found at any Home Depot or Lowe's home improvement stores...
Correct Orange finishing Shellac can be found at APSCO Phonograph Supply online.
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Personally, I use the Original Industrial Krylon which is more of a Lacquer (not found in stores). It can still be found on Ebay and at Grainger outlets and Grainger online.
Good Minwax Oak Stains can be found at any Home Depot or Lowe's home improvement stores...
Correct Orange finishing Shellac can be found at APSCO Phonograph Supply online.
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
I prefer to use dye stains. Such as Behlin Solar-Lux. If you go that route, wear gloves!
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
I've also been doing research into asphaltum, and there are a lot of homebrew recipies out there as an alternative to ponypool (the quart they sell seems to be more than anyone would ever need.)
The powder itself can be bought relatively cheaply, and it can be mixed with various formulas of turpentine and BLO. Try searching "japanning" and old hand plans and you'll find some fruitful discussions. I even found one where the guy mixed a pulverized 78 with methyl. Those guys talk alot about a Ford engine paint as an alternative to jappaning. Any thoughts?
The biggest strike against it for me is the need for an oven (not your home oven!!), and prolonged curing times.
I'd really like to try it, but good results only seem possible in industrial applications.
Good luck in your search!
The powder itself can be bought relatively cheaply, and it can be mixed with various formulas of turpentine and BLO. Try searching "japanning" and old hand plans and you'll find some fruitful discussions. I even found one where the guy mixed a pulverized 78 with methyl. Those guys talk alot about a Ford engine paint as an alternative to jappaning. Any thoughts?
The biggest strike against it for me is the need for an oven (not your home oven!!), and prolonged curing times.
I'd really like to try it, but good results only seem possible in industrial applications.
Good luck in your search!
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
"a Ford engine paint"
Being the Owner of many old Fords...
That would most likely be Duplicolor Gloss Black . ...which you can find at most autoparts stores... never thought about using it, but sounds interesting..
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Being the Owner of many old Fords...
That would most likely be Duplicolor Gloss Black . ...which you can find at most autoparts stores... never thought about using it, but sounds interesting..
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
Of course, most people (like me) restore planes to be useable and free of rust....
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
Martin, I've used asphaltum. It's rather a pain to use as one needs to bake it. There is a bit of a learning curve to it. Obviously, it can be neat to use THE stuff that was used back in the day. However, if you simply want it to look authentic, it's mostly what you do after it's painted that makes it look "right". Mostly it's in over coating the enamel with orange shellac that gives the black the "depth" we're used to seeing. What ever you end up doing, good luck with the restoration and keep us posted.
Regards,
Martin
Regards,
Martin
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
I have read through you're restoration log of youre standard model E from long ago, and I was really impressed with the outcome. Im still open to using asphaltum on my standard E, but I think I will try out the engine paint method, and I'll be using the orange shellac from APSCO.martinola wrote:Martin, I've used asphaltum. It's rather a pain to use as one needs to bake it. There is a bit of a learning curve to it. Obviously, it can be neat to use THE stuff that was used back in the day. However, if you simply want it to look authentic, it's mostly what you do after it's painted that makes it look "right". Mostly it's in over coating the enamel with orange shellac that gives the black the "depth" we're used to seeing. What ever you end up doing, good luck with the restoration and keep us posted.
Regards,
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When I stain the wood with something like min wax, do I need a grain filler, and do I use the same orange shellac that I would use for the bedplate?
Thank you guys for the replies
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Re: What golden oak stain and grain filler should I use?
Replacement decals should be gotten from Gregg Kline at www.phonodecal.com
The best Phonograph decal maker in the biz!
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The best Phonograph decal maker in the biz!
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