At 05:46 PM 6/6/2002 -0400, you wrote: >In a message dated 06/06/02 5:04:37 PM, gnewell@ameritech.net writes: > ><< Now, how about the difference between a >sanding sealer and something else like ... say ... shellac. I have been >told that a coat of shellac will even out how wood takes stain. Do you find >this to be the case?>> >well while this is correct....... it is not adressing a mist coat for wood >filling purposes. The mist caot applies only when we are speaking of bare, >perhaps stained wood. I don't like spraying shellac and I don't think that >one can brush a mist coat of the stuff................perhaps someone with >more shellac knowledge can answer this... The purpose of sealing the wood slightly prior to filling is to somewhat restrict the moisture absorption of the wood. Trowelling filler onto bare wood desiccates the filler rapidly causing sluggish periods of putty-ing around. Experimentation is the key, knowing how much to seal, how much to fill, how much to sand. Ya just gotta doit. Regards, Jon Page, piano technician Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass. mailto:jonpage@attbi.com ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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