---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment Hi all, Another alternative is Wolstenholme Bronze powder. This UK based company provides bronze powder for several of the piano manufacturers - we use it also. They can be found online at; http://www.wolstenholme-int.com/documents/products.htm When the page opens, select "Metallic Pigments for Paints". For first time users, they have a color sample sheet for choosing your preferred color. They also have a US office, which can be contacted through the contacts page of their website. As David Love mentioned, this material should be applied in a lacquer carrier, with a clear top coat applied to prevent corrosion and discoloration (while a certain well known manufacturer applies this powder without a clear topcoat - to get the very brightest finish on the showroom floor - their iron plates look pretty ordinary in a short time). We use automotive acrylic lacquer as both the carrier coat and top coat (the plate of our piano 003 - http://overspianos.com.au/bkcl.html - was finished using this powder). The pigment is mixed into the lacquer carrier coat at a rate of 100mm of pigment per litre of lacquer thinned to spraying viscosity. Two coats of pigment are applied prior to applying the clear topcoat. If you apply only one coat, there is a risk that when the top coat is applied, the undercoat will show through. This is a definite trap for the inexperienced, since the first coat will look terrific until the clear top coat is applied - and then its all too late. Ron O. -- _______________________ OVERS PIANOS - SYDNEY Grand Piano Manufacturers Web: http://overspianos.com.au mailto:info@overspianos.com.au _______________________ ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: https://www.moypiano.com/ptg/pianotech.php/attachments/03/73/4a/f7/attachment.htm ---------------------- multipart/alternative attachment--
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