Mark Who is your supplier for the gray Scotch Brite rolls. It's only available in cut sheet form and expensive. Steel wool has been a stand by because it is readily available here. I have used it with several buffing medias, including wool wax (which is the paste form of Murphy's Oil Soap). Inherent lap marks are reduced using water and a lubricant. It also reduces steel wool dust. Clean up on ebony is tricky and prone to streaking from residue. The dual wiping technique eliminates it. Paul Chick ----- Original Message ----- From: <bases-loaded@juno.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Tuesday, October 31, 2000 6:06 PM Subject: Re: Finish question > Like Jon, I have begun to favor the gray scotchbrite over steel wool for > rubbing to satin. In particular, I buy it in long rolls and like to use > it in "drywall hand-sanding blocks", which are app. 3" x 9" and allow > clamping the scotchbrite pad onto a perfectly flat block w/handle. I > find that it is MUCH easier to maintain a straight-line pattern when the > wool/scotchbrite is on a block like this, particularly on the larger > surfaces.. > > I also like to use "wool wax" or "wool lube" for this process, as a > lubricant (essentially soapy water), to ensure more uniformity in the > scratch pattern. > > Mark Potter > bases-loaded@juno.com > > On Tue, 31 Oct 2000 18:30:52 -0500 Jon Page <jonpage@mediaone.net> > writes: > > At 04:48 PM 10/31/2000 -0500, you wrote: > > >But unfold the steel wool and use it with the strands > > >perpendicular to the grain. Less deep scratches that way. > > > > > > Newton > > > > > > Use gray Scothch Brite and you won't have the 'banding' caused by > > the steel > > wool. > > > > With steel wool you have to physically lift the wool off the surface > > to > > start a new scratch-pattern. > > With Scotch Brite you can 'walk' it across the surface. > > > > The biggest benefit is that there is no steel wool dust to breathe > > in. > > > > Happy Halloween, > > Jon Page, piano technician > > Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. > > mailto:jonpage@mediaone.net > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ >
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