Soundboard finishing follow up

Isaac OLEG SIMANOT oleg-i@wanadoo.fr
Wed, 16 Jan 2002 08:48:58 +0100


A cover on the piano helps the varnish ro take his time to dry, slowing  the
solvents evaporation.
and protect of fly dust of course.

Isaac OLEG

   Wait till
> the air in the shop gets quiet.  Lay it on, tip toe out and hope
> for the best.
> >
> >David Love
> >
> David,
> I've been reading the posts on this topic and have been hesitant
> to jump in since I'm
> not a refinisher and rarely do this work myself.  However, I have
> finished a couple of
> soundboards in varnish.  I've used the Behlen violin varnish.
> Have you or others tried
> that?  It seems to dry quite rapidly by varnish standards.  Not
> too much problem with
> dust.  To my eye it gives a nice finish.  It seems to dry hard
> enough to sand out or
> buff out without too much wait time.  The downside is that it's expensive.
>
> Phil F
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