Restaining from Cherry to Rosenut????

[Verinnal]

Has anyone successfully restained the veneer on their B&W speakers and gotten them to look like showroom condition?

I purchased B&W an HTM4S and two 804S in natural cherry and am in love with these speakers sonically but feel that I made the wrong choice when picking the color. Now that we're redocorating our second floor I'm pretty much going to have a media room to decorate at my whim and would definitly have preferred going with the Rosenut finish.

I don't want to try and sell these and take a huge hit just to buy the ones i want in the right color. Especially since these only have about 40 hours on them. I figured I'd try and stain them or find someone that specializes in woodstaining and have him do it. Any opinions or other ideas?

I've had the speakers for about 3 months (Maybe 4) so I don't think there is any reasonable chance of the shop exchanging them.

Just curious

[misterdoggy]

I dunno. changing the color by staining. This would definitely affect resale. If you don't care about resale go ahead. Usually a shop would take back almost new speakers but you would take a hit still.

[Mark_C.]

Talk to your dealer. If that doesn't work, get used to the color you purchased.

[mr_m687]

The only way you could restain is by sanding the entire speaker down so it's completely flat. It wouldn't have the texture of the woodgrain anymore. No way I would even think of doing it. Your best bet would be to find someone that has the Rosenut and would be willing to trade. You could wait until a used pair is for sale buy them then sell yours for the price you paid for the used ones. By the way I have the 804S in Rosenut and they do look great sorry no trade.

[greggz]

No problem. A little rosenut contact paper and nobody will be able to tell the difference.



Actually in all seriousness, DO NOT attempt to sand and re-stain your speakers. The wood veneer on them is paper thin. The only way to get a different color would be to remove all the drivers and electronics, take the cabinets to a furniture re-finisher. They would remove the existing veneers and re-veneer them.

Oh, and your warranty...

[Verinnal]

I had a feeling that there was no good way to do this. I'll contact my dealer and see what they have to say but i highly doubt anything will come of it. I don't dislike the cherry veneer at all. I would just much rather have the rosenut finish. I guess hindsight is 20/20. Good point about the warranty.

[Pieter]

Like that last pic touch of your's Gregg.

[xk8boy]

Verinnal, talk to your dealer and opt for an upgrade like to a 803S . you should get decent value for your money then, especially if then are near new.

[JetFlyGuy]

I have had really good luck with my dealer taking back used equipment, Hopefully you will have the same experience.... But in the mean time, be calm, take a deep breath, find a happy place, and drop the sandpaper!