Damper Head Refinishing

[Paul]

Dale
Do you refinish just the tops or the entire damper head. I'm rarely happy
with the finish on these and usually pad a coat of lacquer, like French
Polishing just on the tops. It is very difficult keeping the finish off the
sides. I'm working on a "clamp" to hold the heads as a set, and then
refinish/lacquer, shellac them.

Paul Chick
----- Original Message -----
From: Erwinpiano <Erwinpiano@email.msn.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Monday, January 15, 2001 2:56 AM
Subject: Re: Damper Head Refinishing


> Hi Terry
> We do this often.When the paint is coming off they can,t be ignored cuz
ther
> sooo ugly.So far what we,ve done is sand them with fine paper to smooth
> things out .Takes bout an hr. sorry.I think original substance was shellac
> or varnish.I suggest a coat of sanding sealer first ,this helps seal up
the
> ends which always seem to resist taking in the finish.Then we spray black
> laq. (yes a spray gun) but you could use spray can laq. or enamel . I
don,t
> like enamel but have used it.Oh, two coats laq. should do and sometimes
one
> will do.Let dry a day then rub with steel wool, yes it takes bout an
> hr.Please you all feel free to share any quicker methods cuz its a little
> tedius but they do look nice when done.Best Dale Erwin
>
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