P.S. I have tried to color match by adding some blonde shellac as binder with extra dark walnut powder dye in with the shellac. Should I start over again and strip better? Greg At 10:41 PM 4/26/2005, you wrote: >The only sanding you want to do is very light >sanding---with 220 paper- to remove grain-raising >caused by the bleach ( water-based ) solution, prior >to staining. And after sealer coats to level a bit & >take off "hairs". Then between coats with 320-400 grit >W$D if leveling is necessary. Level drips with a >scraper, or razor blade ) if possible. > DON'T CUT YOURSELF!!!!! > G > >--- gordon stelter <lclgcnp@yahoo.com> wrote: > > Do absolutely NOTHING until you have a good > > carbon-filter mask, gloves and goggles on hand! > > Strip. I use chemicals and a brass brush ( fine, > > soft, > > as is found in groceries for pot-scrubbing---not the > > harder, denser type as usually sold for stripping! ) > > > > Do everything with the grain direction, of > > course. > > This gets the filler and stain out of the pores > > as much as possible. Old filler witn stripping > > chemicals in it can cause finishing problems, later. > > Wipe with rags in alcohol or lacquer thinner. Finish > > with paper towels in same. If you don't have a > > stripping table ( a very good idea ) do it over big > > pieces of cardboard from the furniture store, such > > as > > couches are shipped in. Do youir stripping in thje > > shade, but leave the cardboard in the sun to dry, > > evaporating out the toxic solvents before you > > discard > > ( or re-use ) them. NEVER try to sand trhe woodto > > an > > even color! You will only make it uglier, and thin > > the > > veneer. DO bleach with chlorine bleach to remove > > aniline strain, oxalic acid for ring marks, hydrogen > > peroxide to lighten the wood itself. > > Stain. Seal. Fill. Seal. Build topcoats. That's > > my > > way. I've only used lacquer in the past, but am > > interested in waterbased. Hmmmmmm. Think I'll check > > the "Pianolac" website now. > > Thump. > > > > Go buy Biob Flexners' books on finishing and read. > > > > __________________________________________________ > > Do You Yahoo!? > > Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam > > protection around > > http://mail.yahoo.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pianotech list info: > > https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives > > > >__________________________________________________ >Do You Yahoo!? >Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around >http://mail.yahoo.com >_______________________________________________ >pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives Greg Newell Greg's piano Forté mailto:gnewell@ameritech.net
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