I know this won't be as much fun as all the bantering on the list lately, but the last couple of soundboards I've repaired came out very inconsistent in color. I usually use the Spurlock shimming system and put a light coat of Deft to finish. I have tried oil stains, touchup pens, dyes, etc. The last one had a couple of previous shims in it, so I had old soundboard color (varied), old shim color, new shim color. Yikes! I tried a softwood preparation by Minwax (for even stain absorption), then Minwax stains, but __as soon as anything is put on the board, it gets dark__ and inconsistent. Any suggestions? I don't have this problem with some boards. Thanks!! Lance Lafargue, RPT Mandeville, LA New Orleans Chapter, PTG lancelafargue@bellsouth.net
This PTG archive page provided courtesy of Moy Piano Service, LLC