We used the term "washcoat" in the factory to denote a fairly diluted sanding sealer sprayed on after staining. Maybe it's one of those Southern expressions, I'm not sure. Another technique we used to do was called "glue-sizing" which basically consisted of wiping down the piano rim with a watery hot hide glue concoction just before final sanding . The glue sizing would raise the grain and leave a smooth matt on the veneer after sanding. Charles Faulk RPT On Tue, 5 Oct 1999 03:47:17 -0500 "Richard Moody" <remoody@easnet.net> writes: > > >---------- >> From: Charles E Faulk <cfaulk2@juno.com> >> To: pianotech@ptg.org >> Subject: Re: Finishing question >> Date: Monday, October 04, 1999 9:20 PM >> > >> The best time to use a paste filler is after staining and after >applying >> a light sealer (or washcoat, as some call it). > >Wondering where that term came from. We used to get "wash thinner" >which was >cheaper than laquer thinner, but smelled like it... was used to remove >gunky >stripper from the wood. I didn't know "washcoat" but wondering if >that is what some >called sanding sealer?---ric > ___________________________________________________________________ Get the Internet just the way you want it. Free software, free e-mail, and free Internet access for a month! Try Juno Web: http://dl.www.juno.com/dynoget/tagj.
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