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How to restore faded veneer due to sunlight?

Hi A'goners,

I'm looking for some helpful advice...

I've had these hifi speakers for some years now and sadly I've managed to spoil them by allowing them to sit in direct sunlight so the UV rays have seriously faded the wood veneer (one one side of each speaker).

The veneer wood has a varnish coating so that applying a cherry wood (Danish oil or similar) restorer doesn't make any difference. I could lightly sand the surface with a fine grade sandpaper beforehand but I think this could end up ruining them even more!

Here's a couple of old photos of my speakers before they were faded:-

http://img835.imageshack.us/img835/2261/homehifisetup.jpg
http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/4951/homehifisetup2.jpg

Thanks in advance,

Ross
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rrog
1,958 posts
 
The best thing to do is turn the speaker around to expose the other side to the sunlight. The wood will change color to match in a relatively short amount of time without spoiling the finish.
inna
5,245 posts
 
Leave them alone, man, leave them alone.
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johnk
1,490 posts
 
Just move them as others said so the not faded areas are exposed to light. Cheery is very susceptible to sun shading or fading from UV light. We expose ours to it before shipping so they do not have as much issue. You can also use a UV protecting car wax or spray finish use over faded area while exposing unfaded to light till they match up a bit them cover full speaker with UV protecting spray etc.
timrhu
2,778 posts
 
Well after looking at the pics I can see why you wouldn't want to move them. Those are some huge speakers!
seakayaker
78 posts
 
Johnk, could you tell us what type of spray (better yet, a brand) to look for? Is this safe for most any finish, including paints and plastics? Thanks.
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