Ideas on color/stain for refinishing a GC-III

[HaiNhi]

Hello all.

I have a GC-III I’d like to refinish for home use. It’s a carom table but this post is about color/stain idea brainstorm so that’s doesn’t matter as much.

Right now everything except the rail tops are natural mahogany/rose wood stain (not sure exactly - that’s just my guess). Rail tops are darker brownish veneer - still in super good shape (I don’t think there’s any scratches- just dirty and greasy for all these years of staying in a pool hall).

Options as of right now:

1) keep same as original original: sand and reapply natural stains on wood surfaces; degrease rail tops; polish metal corners and leg levelers.
2) as option 1 except change the veneer to be either golden oak or black or some modern/fresh looking colors: ==> please post photos for inspirations/copy-cat
3) stain legs & apron in a dual color (maybe contrast) color theme ==> also, pls post photos. Change color of the rail tops.
4) any other ideas?

Notes:
In my attached photos: 1st is the apron & legs; 2nd is rail top; 3rd is my Olhausen refinished rail with black side and golden oak top

Thanks

 

[HaiNhi]

The GC VI color schemes are really nice.

I’m thinking about aiming toward one of these two.

Not sure what I should do with the rail top though: prime and paint a glossy black or dark gray; leave it; or replace with new formica.

 

[trentfromtoledo]

Minwax red Mahogany & Sedona red mix works nice!

Castings are pot metal, dont suggest polishing, rather, powdercoating!

Trent from Toledo

Have restored a large amount of Gold Crowns, examples here:

https://www.facebook.com/pg/toledopooltables/photos/?tab=albums

 

[HaiNhi]

Thanks Trent. I definitely will give it a try.


What about the rail top? What you usually do? Mine still in perfect shape. Just the color is old style and doesn’t pop

 

[trentfromtoledo]

you can polish it with a buffer, be careful though. It is formica and you could buff the finiish off.

Trent from Toledo