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<\/a>Metal Selector Panel Before Restoration<\/p><\/div>\n
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<\/a>Selector panel with song buttons removed<\/p><\/div>\n
As you can see the lower part of it has been chipped badly and someone painted over those areas, not even trying to get it to match.<\/p>\n
Originally the wood grain pattern was somehow printed on the metal, probably using a silkscreen.\u00a0 When I gently sanded down though the layers the pixels became evident through a magnifying glass.\u00a0 Below the wood-grain level is a mustard yellow base, which is on top of a tan primer.<\/p>\n
I sanded to remove all of the added paint and custom mixed a mustard yellow that matched pretty close to what was there.<\/p>\n
<\/a>Selector Panel with old repair-paint removed and new yellow base paint<\/p><\/div>\n
It was a very tedious process that I spent countless hours on and had to re-do many times.\u00a0 Like with other aspects of the cabinet restoration<\/a>, I discovered many incompatibilities between various stains and paints.<\/p>\n Restoring faux wood grain<\/p><\/div>\n Finally, after dozens of tries, it’s close but not perfect. I hope I never have to do that again.<\/p>\n<\/a>