Triumph D case colour

[mjbarnes]

Protected behind the cygnet horn mount. I guess machine was in a smoking household.

Can anyone recommend a stain to match this? Hoping for something easy to find in North America.

[Jerry B.]

I think I'd start with a GoJo cleaning and go from there. What does the decal side look like?

Jerry B.

[JohnM]

Likely stored in an attic where hydrocarbons from a chimney affected the finish. Waterless hand cleaner (without pumice) and 0000 steel wool.

[Garret]

DO. NOT. STRIP.

Two other forum members have offered you very good advice on how to start.

[JerryVan]

Before you all lay down the law as to what the OP must NOT do, have a look at what he's got to work with, viewtopic.php?f=2&t=58068

Not much finish left to rescue here...

[dzavracky]

I used General Finishes antique walnut oil stain on this project and this was how it turned out. This finish is orange shellac dissolved in denatured alcohol.

https://www.amazon.com/General-Finishes ... SY1R6?th=1

David

[mjbarnes]

It is true the finish is altogether gone from around half the case and lid, and darkened on the rest. Another forum member is donating a case bottom that looks much better -- close to the "golden oak" -- so I will wait for that and then work towards getting a colour match on the lid. I have an Opera that was likely varathaned in the 70s and then a thick Edison decal was attached to the front. I hate that finish and decal. I am REALLY impressed with restoration techniques that use shellac and decals from phonodecal. So I will work towards getting back to an original look with shellac. The Triumph B from dzavracky is something to shoot for.

[dzavracky]

It is true the finish is altogether gone from around half the case and lid, and darkened on the rest. Another forum member is donating a case bottom that looks much better -- close to the "golden oak" -- so I will wait for that and then work towards getting a colour match on the lid. I have an Opera that was likely varathaned in the 70s and then a thick Edison decal was attached to the front. I hate that finish and decal. I am REALLY impressed with restoration techniques that use shellac and decals from phonodecal. So I will work towards getting back to an original look with shellac. The Triumph B from dzavracky is something to shoot for.

If you have any questions on how I did my triumph, feel free to send me a pm. The process is pretty straight forward. The hardest part about it is just being patient... I did a lot of sanding

Cheers,

David