This had already been stripped of its stereo and speaker when I got ahold of it. It was solid, had wheels, and would make great storage.
I used flat black exterior paint watered down so that the finish would be as smooth as possible.
There were some major lessons learned with this piece. I sanded but didn't use really high grit paper. I stopped at 120. This may not have been a problem, except that I thinned the paint. The paint didn't seal the grain. I applied the paste wax and when I buffed it, I discovered that wax had settled into the grain leaving white film and spots over the entire surface.
My mom suggested using
a hair dryer to melt the wax. I melted and buffed and it looked beautiful.
The doors were stenciled and I didn't think they would hold up to bugging.i used spray acrylic just on the doors.
On the bottom, I recovered the old speaker front with black burlap and spray painted the rusted grate gold to match the stenciled doors. It really turned out to be a great piece.
