Soundboard finishing follow up

[David Love]

When I have the energy I do sometimes wet mop the floor an hour or two
before.  I'm not sure how much it helps.

David Love


----- Original Message -----
From: "Wilsons" <wilson53@Marshall.edu>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: January 17, 2002 5:11 AM
Subject: Re: Soundboard finishing follow up


> Have you ever tried misting a little water and letting that settle the
dust
> maybe 20 minutes before applying the varnish?  That seems to help some if
> your shop is small like mine, and dusty .... :)
>
> Wally Wilson, RPT
> Ravenswood, WV
>
> At 03:49 PM 1/16/02 -0800, you wrote:
> >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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