piano refinishing

Jon Page jonpage@attbi.com
Mon, 10 Jun 2002 14:35:11 -0400


At 11:11 AM 6/10/2002 -0400, you wrote:
>1) what is banding?

Banding is the development of thicker portions of finish as a result of 
overlap from spraying in only one direction

>2) When you speak of sanding direction you mean block sanding right? I 
>fail to see how sanding direction would help with a random orbit sander.

Even with an orbital sander, overlap can cause thinner areas if the same 
sanding direction orientation is kept.

>3) what do you use to pad the surface if you get a sag?

A soft cloth (not terry cloth) wadded into a smooth blotter. Sometimes you 
get real lucky and it disappears.
Regards,

Jon Page,   piano technician
Harwich Port, Cape Cod, Mass.
mailto:jonpage@attbi.com
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