Refinishing Tips -
I'm a bit of an amateur when it comes
to renovating or finishing wood, Im more into playing & the electronics of it, so if - I can do it - anyone
can !
I didnt do a showroom finish as it
inevitably gets the odd knock here and there when moving in and out of gigs - but I couldn't leave it painted red it was awful
!
It depends how nice you want it to
look
All I did was coarse sanding and loads
of wood oil applied to the natural wood. If you can't get Tung oil then some kind of wood antique oil should do.
No sandblasting
! - unless you just happen to have a sandblaster lying around !
I got a fair bit of info from the Appearance section of the modifications page of Steve Leigh's Pro-Keys www.sl-prokeys.com so many thanks go to Steve, but this
section of the site now requires a contribution and password access to view info. S'fair enough.
Anyway
here are some guidelines -
It it's painted
- whatever you do don't use a hot air gun for paint stripping it'll burn the wood.
If it's painted and you don't like it, - sand it !
Sand it good !
What with ?
- A sander
- an electric one
I
used a cheap orbital sander with a couple of dozen extra coarse sandpaper strips down to 40 grit made to fit the sander.
Don't forget - let the sander do the work for you !
A rasp file and other files come in handy too
It took me
a good few days to take the RED, the BLACK and WHITE coatings of paint off.
By
the way - sand it outside - or you might die of asphyxiation by dust inhalation. Sand when it's dry outside too - oh, and
it makes a right mess of everything - floors walls windows, everything but the Hammond.
Once completely sanded down to the wood, whatever you do - don't let
it get wet while it's untreated (i.e. spots of rain!!) or it'll ruin the wood and the finish.
If you want you can sand
it all again using a finer grit sandpaper.
As soon as all that paint's off, then oil it with a cloth.
As much as you can once a day for a week. More if you want a shinier
finish.
I used Colron's Antique Oil (B&Q for a fiver) as it's got Tung
Oil in it. It's a good preservative.
Job done.
