My dad has had these speakers for as long as I can remember and he told me tens of times about how beautiful they will be if someone just sands them and puts a fresh coat on top.
So yeah, I took them home, I sanded, I used the unopened can of Fiddes & Sons wax that I found that he probably bought for this exact project. And I did his project.
Cleaning my dad's house often involves the question: "do I want to inherit this project?" The truth is that I love his projects. I love doing them. It feels like being with him, even though part of his being was that he didn't ever get around to these projects.
Here's the process of one: