Slow day in the office and found a piece of wood trim left over from my previous SC, so decided to make it black.
Instead of painting it, I was thinking about sanding down the clear coat and re-stain the wood to keep the wood grain visible.
I guess I shouldn't start with a belt sander with a brand new belt...
It went right through the coating...and the wood.
Then, the little light bulb came on, and this is what I got so far...

 

yea.. that wood and clear is very thin... you would have been better off sanding it by hand..

 

Are you going for the brushed aluminum look?

 

Lol I tried the same thing before. The wood might as well be a sheet of paper

 

why not just get it hydrographed?

 

Is this what they do at Pheonix Imaging?

 

yes, but i would go with dip tech as their quality is better - http://www.dip-tech.net

mention refined elegance for a hookup

 

Cause I am cheap and a big fan of DIY.

 

I'm working on something custom too. Just waiting to get everything in and I'll post pics.

 

Great site, I'll have to check them out in the future.