Black Finish

[gutlo]

List,

You could use PianoLac waterborne.  Turn it over the next day without any
problem.

Arthur Grudko
StarHawk Labs
----- Original Message -----
From: <bases-loaded@juno.com>
To: <pianotech@ptg.org>
Sent: Tuesday, June 18, 2002 11:09 PM
Subject: Re: Black Finish


>
> On Tue, 18 Jun 2002 22:14:50 -0400 hazenbannister@cs.com writes:
> > Hi list,
> >  I have a grand piano being sprayed black.How can you spray one side
> > of the lid, and turn over without messing the other side up?  We had
> > it sitting on a blanket,and it left an indentation,after three days
> > of drying.We have it now sitting on finishing nails,as it will only
> > mess up a small area.  I have never had this problem
> > before.Everything we've tried has left a mark on the finish.
> > Thanks,
> > Hazen Bannister
> >
>
> Hi Hazen -
>
> Sounds like you are using solvent-based finish and applied too many/too
> heavy coats in too short a time.  You still have a 'soft belly' that
> needs further curing.  Seven days 'should' be enough to minimize marking.
>
> Alternatively, you could insert a couple screws in the hinge end, hang
> the lid from those screws, and spray all sides at once.  Or, after
> spraying the top and the sides in a horizontal position, wait a day or
> two and insert a few screws in the hinge end and rest that end on the
> floor such that only one single point at the top of the finished side
> will be leaning against a wall.  The other side can then be sprayed in a
> vertical position with VERY little marking of the finished side.  Avoid
> using any padding, as it will surely leave bigger, deeper marks.
>
> Mark Potter
> bases-loaded@juno.com
>