"refinished" vintage console stereos

[circlew]

They sure is ugly!

But it's only paint. A few days work with stripper, sandpaper, stain and varnish (plus speaker cloth) would have them looking decent again.

 

[turbokinetic]

I'm sorry...

... that I sais I liked the way the first one looked.  I didn't realize they had gutted them. I thought it was one which had shot veneer and had been stained like that. Hope you guys don't excommunicate me from the group!

 

[thor]

Zenith

I believe the first console is a Zenith from 1963 or 1964. That was the console I grew up with, had a Cobramatic record changer, 12" bass speakers, good strong sound! I don't think I like how this one looks though...

 

[philcobendixduo]

Ruined Furniture

I, too, ruined some furniture in the late 1960's with "antiquing" as it was called.
First, paint was laid on the wood piece (a desk, in my case).
Then, the antiquing "glaze" was applied.
My desk WAS a nice dark walnut and it ended up "brown" with black streaks.
My Dad "antiqued" a blonde bedroom suite with white antiquing.
I'm sure countless furniture was similarly ruined during that TERRIBLE craze.

 

[circlew]

What I hate to see is someone structurally changing nice furniture. When I was little my dad cut the legs off an old oak chest of drawers. It had been painted white some years earlier. In the mid 70's I antiqued it - blue with brown glaze. I've thought about stripping it, but haven't so far. It had wooden pulls, and a couple were broken, so I ordered chrome Youngstown pulls and put on. If I refinish it, I'll get more appropriate hardware.

 

[fisherpaykel]

Exactly ruined furniture!!

I have seen a number of expensive quality furniture pieces over the last few years offered on Craigslist at high prices for paint slathered furniture. If this is so valuable and beautiful why are you selling it? You have also eliminated most buyers who would have bought if in original condition.

 

[sarahperdue]

That 70s antiqued thing

The tiny brown splatters always looked like roach pee to me. Blech. (And we still have a chest of drawers with that finish)