refinishing frustrations

Greg Newell gnewell@ameritech.net
Tue, 26 Apr 2005 22:23:36 -0400


list,
         I wonder if you all (as many opinions as I can get) would 
enlighten me on what you do in the stripping process. I'm specifically 
interested in everything that comes before repairs and coloring etc. 
Perhaps more to the point is whether or not you are seeking to make the 
wood as bare as possible i.e. devoid of any color, or are you simply 
removing topcoat, then repairing, even out color and re-topcoat? It seems 
that my attempts seem to bring the finished product darker than I would 
like by attempting to make everything the same color. I have only removed 
finish in the past but am contemplating bleaching. Is this necessary in 
order to get the lighter colors I'm after? Would you be kind enough to 
describe exactly the steps and materials and tools you use in the stripping 
process? Thanks in advance.

Greg Newell
Greg's piano Forté
mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net 



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