Victor IV Restoration

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Re: Victor IV Restoration

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Jerry B. wrote:Here are some more recent photos of the Victor IV. I ended up stripping the cabinet, filled the grain, stained with Constantine red mahogany. The finish coat will be Deft lacquer. I appreciate the suggestions to clean the cabinet and then French polish but the there was almost no original finish left on the cabinet to go that route.

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Nice work Jerry, that red mahogany stain was a good color match.
What did you use for filler?
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I used Behlen water based grain filler. The color is brown but I wish it was darker. What do others suggest? Jerry B.
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Here's the finished cabinet. Jerry Blais
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That looks great, Jerry.

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Beautiful, Jerry.

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Jerry it looks just lovely--
Show us pics of it when it's all set up!

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That looks fantastic!
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Awesome !! Looks like it just rolled off the Camden assembly line.

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Great job, Jerry. Looks like a keeper. :D
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