Piano Refinishing

[Greg Newell]

Thanks for all your tips Jon. These I knew but I'm really looking forward 
to that article of yours. In the mean time, keep those tip coming! I could 
use all the help I can get.


Greg Newell

At 01:01 AM 6/7/2002, you wrote:
>At 05:30 PM 6/6/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>Additionally how many people knew that you can't use steel wool when 
>smoothing filler / stain/ dye before applying top coats that are water 
>based? Same goes for using bronzing powder with a water based clear 
>lacquer, unless of course you like a GREEN plate. Now if that's not 
>specific to pianos I don't know what is!
>
>>Greg Newell
>
>When using a water-based finish material, steel wool can not be used. Even 
>the finest particles left in the pores will start to rust and discolor
>the finish over time. Synthetic steel wool (Scotch Brite) is the product 
>to use.
>Regards,
>
>Jon Page,   piano technician
>Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
>mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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Greg Newell
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net