Pioneer SX-880 resurrection

[NeverSatisfied]

Kind of like wheels on classic muscle cars, some like original skinny Redlines on steel wheels and some like the Mickey Thompson N50's on Cragar's. Neither is wrong.

 

[J!m]

I'm a redline on steelies guy...

 

[J!m]

And in other news: the JB weld wood epoxy putty is pretty good stuff.

 

[J!m]

The edge banding on the 880 is nicer than on the 580. The 580 is the thin vinyl all around. I’ll probably recover that too latter.

 

[J!m]

theew the side pieces on today after a touch of brown paint on some edges.

wrapped around the bottom to help hold it and protect the bottom edge.


trim edges and cut the holes out. Pretty easy.


not too bad from a distance.


Now the question is: shall we clear it as was done originally? (Cleared scrap for reference)

 

[BlazeES]

That's nice work. What's the vinyl product being used?

 

[J!m]

Stuff from Amazon. I think I had shown the label earlier, but I can get it tomorrow.

 

[Wheel-right]

The clear looks a bit too shiny, maybe something more like a satin finish so it still adds protection.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

The clear looks a bit too shiny, maybe something more like a satin finish so it still adds protection.

Protection? For Vinyl?? OK

 

[Elite-ist]

I saw this pop up on a FB group (Silver Pioneer) I belong to (or rather, the wife belongs to since I don't have my own FB account):

Amazon.com: d-c-fix self-adhesive film Medium Walnut Wood 17.7'' x 78.7" : Tools & Home Improvement

Nando.

 

[J!m]

Looks like what I got, for more money.

I think I paid six bucks for each roll.

 

[J!m]

The clear replicates what the factory did. If you zoom in you can see old clear on the black grille and also on the original trim I left on the edges of the side boards.

I think I have some semi-gloss I can try tomorrow.

 

[NeverSatisfied]

Personally I like it without the clear, I would also be concerned that in time the clear would start to peel. Vinyl will offgas over time, they do make “plastic” spray paint but there are hundreds of vinyl formulations so longevity could still be an issue.

 

[J!m]

It does look fine but trying to get back to what was originally done.

 

[J!m]

I did the test of the semi-gloss clear last week but I didn’t get it applied.

So, we have semi-gloss:


Or high-gloss:


I’m leaning toward semi-gloss but since it’s not done yet, we can take a vote. Lemme know.

 

[WOPL Sniffer]

I vote for roll on latex

 

[bill7621]

Can you find any matte finish? Neither one looks right to me, but it's no my toy!

 

[J!m]

If you look at the second picture, you can still see some of the original clear on the black top vents. It is at least semi-gloss; possibly higher gloss.

I'd say it's between the two options I show. I'll probably just go with the semi-gloss (which I think they call "matte") and be done with it.

Nope- it's called "Satin Crystal Clear" and I have tested it and found it to have very high clarity- many of the clears that are not "high gloss" have some sort of opaque dulling additive. Sprayed onto welding glass, you can see the "whiteness" of the clear. This is actually clear. I got it to take the gloss off a watch dial, without "clouding" the black color of the dial.

 

[Bob Boyer]

I like the semi-gloss/matte/satin crystal clear/whateverthehell it is. Not really a fan of the real glossy look in this case (pun intended).

 

[J!m]

I had intended to shoot it before I left but didn’t get to it.

But the Micro is alive again, so only a total refinish of the wood to do and I can start putting it back together.