Refinishing - Stripping & Stain Uneveness

[gordon stelter]

You should apply the stain first, then a thin sealer
coat of finish, and then sand off raised whiskers...
LIGHTLY!!!!.( 320 grit wet or dry ) And THEN apply the
paste wood filler! AND THEN topcoat.  This schedule
will provide a MUCH, MUCH cleaner looking piano!!!
     Thump
 
--- Greg Newell <gnewell@ameritech.net> wrote:
> Terry,
>          Rockler Woodworking and Hardware has a
> product called Wunderfil 
> which is just your basic wood paste filler. I've not
> been too crazy about 
> it for it's tendency to lift out ( minor amounts)
> when you are brushing on 
> the water based die and or stain. I'm think9ing of
> switching to alcohol 
> based so that the filler stays put when I re-wet
> with the die or stain.
> 
> Greg
> 
> 
> 
> 
> At 08:52 AM 4/27/2003, you wrote:
> 
> >Hi Greg. What are you filling grain with? I have
> always used 
> >marine-oriented filler/stain in the past. I am
> interested in going 
> >water-based just to cut down the fumes.
> >
> >Terry Farrell
> >
> >----- Original Message -----
> >From: "Greg Newell" <gnewell@ameritech.net>
> >To: "Pianotech" <pianotech@ptg.org>
> >Sent: Saturday, April 26, 2003 3:57 PM
> >Subject: Re: Refinishing - Stripping & Stain
> Uneveness
> >
> >
> > > Terry,
> > >          You can stain, sure, but start with an
> anneline or a water based
> > > dye first. That will help make the color much
> more even.
> > >
> > > Greg
> > >
> > >
> > > At 03:23 PM 4/26/2003, you wrote:
> > >
> > > >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
> > > >
> > > >_______________________________________________
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> > >
> > > Greg Newell
> > > mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
> > >
> >
> >
>
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> >
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> Greg Newell
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