Plate spraying

[Jon Page]

At 10:07 PM 6/18/2002 -0700, you wrote:
>List,
>
>I need to change my procedure for spraying plate with lacquer.
>Is anyone spraying the plates with water based finish? What procedure are
>you following? And, What product for the gold do you recommend?
>I tried using the water base polyurethane with the bronzing powder but the
>results were poor. Any advise would be appreciated.
>
>Thanks,
>
>Steve Williams

You can try either an automotive finish material or shellac.

Homestead Refinishing Products has a flow-out additive for shellac,
I have not tried it yet but it may provide less orange peeling when spraying
shellac.
Regards,

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