Refinishing Success at Last!

[bases-loaded@juno.com]

Hi Terry -

Ain't life grand (sometimes)!  I'm glad things have worked out for you,
and that I could be of some assistance.

Mark Potter
bases-loaded@juno.com

On Sun, 21 Jan 2001 18:24:33 -0500 "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com>
writes:
> I have posted several times regarding troubles I had been 
> experiencing
> trying to lay down a decent topcoat on a piano. I just thought I 
> would
> briefly post that I have finally had success.
> 
> I prepared several test panels of mahogany, walnut and birch 
> veneered
> plywood and did several different stain colors (red, brown, etc.) 
> with clear
> topcoats and two panels in ebony (black). Sprayed them with Oxford 
> PSL
> (Premium Spray Laquer), rubbed them out and made a couple hi-gloss 
> and
> several satin. The ebony is good, but in good light I can see that I 
> need to
> adjust my sanding schedule just a bit (hey - it was my first try!) - 
> in my
> home, I can't tell the difference between it and my ebony Boston 
> grand. The
> satin stained and clearcoated pieces came out fabulous. Perfectly 
> flat, no
> imperfections, NO WINDOWS BETWEEN SPRAYED LAYERS, no pinholes, no 
> nuttin'
> but beautiful red mahogany/brown walnut grain and a warm satin 
> finish. And
> it all sanded very, very easy - I know now I will have no difficulty 
> getting
> consistent good results!
> 
> Thanks Mark Potter for a lot of help from you!
> 
> I am sooooooooooooooooooooo happy!  :-)     :-)     ;-)
> 
> Terry Farrell
> Piano Tuning & Service
> Tampa, Florida
> mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com
>