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In close-up you can see the paint left in the woodgrain...

Good luck with the restoration.

I wonder if we couldn't borrow a page out of the old vinyl record savior's manual.  You know how some folks say the best way to get deep grit out of an LP record is to spread white (PVA, Elmer's) or carpenter's glue over the record, let it dry, then peel the glue off?  I've never tried the technique myself, but I've read some people's take on the process.

Well, obviously we can't put white or carpenter's glue on wood.  But what about rubber cement or something that wouldn't penetrate wood?  Perhaps that would adhere to the paint in the "grooves" of the veneer, but would also just peel off the veneer like a dead layer of skin.

Your progress looks pretty good. Søren pointed me to

I would also like to add that the area you have recovered so far already looks way better than the white paint.

-sonavor

Hi,

 very good progress, only minor remains of old paint.

I think that carpenters glue will penetrate to veneer (it is soaking material).

I recommend NOT to use that type of glue for veneer and wood for removing old paint, because carpenters glue will penetrate to veneer (it is soaking material).

Vinyl record is non soaking material so after drying you can remove all the glue and dirt in crust.

Another treatment with the same paint remover?

Thanks for all the comments so far!

I agree with priklep and sonavor about not using the glue-trick. On one of the speakers there was some kind of a cloth glued to the underside. Probably to avoid scratches on the furniture it was standing on. With removing the cloth, a little of the veneer came off with it because the glue was attached so strong... Good that it's just the underside.

Maybe I'll try using another treatment with the paint remover. It should be soft for wood! 😕

René

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That's the cloth. That last bit was glued on strong!

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Hmmmm, it seems that the plastic backside couldn't stand the chemicals in that paint remover... A top layer of the plastic has loosend, there are blisters in it. Looks like I'll have to softly sand them and spraypaint them in black again...

I tried to remove the small amount of paint, left in the woodgrain, with another treatment of the paint remover. I can't really tell if it helped or not. There still is a bit of paint showing. I tried using a steelbrush to get deeper into the grain, but that didn't work too..

I think I'll just try some light sanding and hope for the best. I'm thinking of finishing the speakers with a darker mahogany-like oil. Maybe that will cover the paint up too.

Typically we sand the veneer down to remove the blemishes and clean well with acetone. Once it is as close as you can get it, apply boiled linseed oil (or Danish oil). I dug up some old Beoworld thread links where veneer was refinished. Check these out.

Here is an old link.

Here is an old thread where Søren restored a nice Beomaster 4400 rosewood cover.

Here is another good one where Søren restored a set of Beovox M70 speakers (a cousin to your S75s).

Thanks sonavor, You're a big help!

I will read them in my spare hours today...

just using the Danish oil probably won't cover the white paint, don't you think? Or is there some colour in it?

René