[Ron Ramirez]

Steve

I removed the ivory Behlen grain filler from my 42-760EZ with straight acetone. I managed to remove about 95% of the stuff.

Since then, I bought some dark brown Rit dye and tried mixing it with the Behlen filler. I am going to have to get another jar, because the can of Behlen filler is now completely full...and the stuff still isn't dark enough. I intend to pour out about a pint of the filler, then dye the heck out of that with the remaining Rit dye.

Meanwhile...

After repeated attempts, much aggravation, etc., I finally managed to get the 19B's front arch filled smooth. Here's what I had to do:

Sealed the cabinet with Deft sanding sealer.
Wet sanded the entire cabinet with 800 grit wet/dry paper.
Applied Crystalac to the front arch and pilasters.
Scraped with an old credit card.
Grain still showed.
Repeated.
Grain still showed.
Glopped the crap on, let dry.
Scraped off with a razor blade - this also removed the sanding sealer.
Achieved 50-60% fill.
Glopped the crap on again, and (carefully, lightly) scraped the excess with the same razor blade this time.
Let dry.
Wet sanded with 220 grit wet/dry paper.
Finally, completely filled.
Lightly sanded again with 320 grit dry paper.
Now, the front arch and pilasters will have to be sealed again since it all came off with the scraping.

Nevertheless, if the weather holds out, I might actually have this 19B finished this weekend!