I had a grand in my shop that a tooner had rebuilt (??). He had put on an automotive lacquer finish, I don't know what type. The finish was so hard that if you looked at it cross eyed it would chip. He also told me "If you don't get sued ever couple of years you are doing too much work for what you charge or you don't charge enough". He had returned the piano to the customer with parts of the player expression missing John Dewey . >As I was working on this project today a thought occurred to me. >What would it be like to apply an automotive finish to a piano? >Polyester seems to be impractical for the small shop if you want >a glossy finish, but a glossy automotive finish might be the >ticket. It would be harder than lacquer, more resistant to >scratches, and have a poly-like appearance. It would also be a >more practical and workable material to spray in a small shop. > >Anybody ever experimented with this? What do you think?
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