Soundboard finishing follow up

[David Love]

Isaac:

Over the past couple of years I've been thinning the varnish I use with
turpentine just a bit (maybe 1:5, I don't really measure).  It seems to help
the varnish flow on and level itself a little better.  Maybe covering does a
similar thing by slowing down the drying time.  I realize that you would use
a lint free type of cover.  It just seems that even moving the cover into
place stirs up the dust.  I've pretty much given up on the idea that the
surface will be totally pristine.  I usually put on varnish at night, after
the shop has not seen any use for a couple of hours to let the dust settle
and when the air is still.  The surface comes out pretty clean.

David Love

 ----- Original Message -----
From: "Isaac OLEG SIMANOT" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: January 16, 2002 12:56 PM
Subject: RE: Soundboard finishing follow up


> hi David,
>
> A cover doe not mean a blancket in my poor English, but may be I am wrong.
> I use the same thin polyethylene sheet I use for protecting actions (the
> kind used by movers too) the film is absolutely clean .
>
> The traditional soundboard varnish I use takes a long time to dry, and I
was
> told to do that because of the dust of course, but too because it helps
the
> varnish to render well .
>
> For sure the drying time is not fast either.
>
> Isaac OLEG
>
> > -----Message d'origine-----
> > De : owner-pianotech@ptg.org [mailto:owner-pianotech@ptg.org]De la part
> > de David Love
> > Envoyé : mercredi 16 janvier 2002 16:31
> > À : pianotech@ptg.org
> > Objet : Re: Soundboard finishing follow up
> >
> >
> > The problem isn't that it dries too fast, so slowing down that
> > process isn't
> > necessary.  Putting a cover over the piano after the varnish has gone
down
> > seems to stir up more dust than it protects from.
> >
> > David Love
> >
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: "Isaac OLEG SIMANOT" <oleg-i@wanadoo.fr>
> > To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
> > Sent: January 15, 2002 11:48 PM
> > Subject: RE: Soundboard finishing follow up
> >
> >
> > > 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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