Terry Finish stripping with Dyna 2 non-methylene chloride stripper, wash off with alcohol. Sand with #100, #150, #220 papers, and you will have an even toned wood (as even as nature made) ready to stain. The Dyna 2 is available from me, even though it isn't listed on the website. Arthur Grudko www.pianolac.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Farrell" <mfarrel2@tampabay.rr.com> To: <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 2:23 PM Subject: Refinishing - Stripping & Stain Uneveness > Refinishing question. I started stripping a piano - the typical reddish stained mahogany. The finish was original. I have always used chemical strippers before but I am trying scraping this time. The scraping seems to go easy and well, except that you end up with some areas of stain largely removed and some areas remaining, resulting in a blotchy appearance. I have sanded, and that helps a little, but it is still blotchy and sanding is tough because the sandpaper just loads up in three seconds flat. > > My guess is that when I re-stain (will be going with a similar color) some blotchyness will remain. Using chemical strippers in the past has yielded fairly even-colored wood to work with - so I don't really know what will happen if the blotchy color is stained. Anyone with any experience with this? Recommendations? Thanks. > > Terry Farrell > > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives
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